Global Patent Index - EP 4312661 A1

EP 4312661 A1 20240207 - MANUAL TOOTHBRUSH

Title (en)

MANUAL TOOTHBRUSH

Title (de)

HANDZAHNBÜRSTE

Title (fr)

BROSSE À DENTS MANUELLE

Publication

EP 4312661 A1 20240207 (DE)

Application

EP 22720560 A 20220330

Priority

  • DE 102021108254 A 20210331
  • EP 2022058408 W 20220330

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022207702A1] The invention relates to a manual toothbrush comprising a toothbrush head, a toothbrush neck and a toothbrush handle, wherein the toothbrush head comprises tooth-cleaning elements, in particular bristles, which project in a first direction from the toothbrush head; wherein the toothbrush handle comprises a first handle element and a second handle element, which are spaced apart from one another; wherein the first handle element extends above or below the second handle element, based on a second direction in parallel with the first direction; and wherein both handle elements lead, on either side, at the end, into a common connection region; wherein, in particular by applying force onto at least one of the handle elements of the toothbrush handle, deformation of this handle element towards the other handle element results, producing a restoring force between the handle elements and deflecting the toothbrush head; wherein a first of the connection regions (7) forms the toothbrush neck (3); and wherein, adjacent to the first connection region (7), the first handle element has a first bend (14) towards the second handle element (6) for increasing the restoring force, and subsequently a second bend (13), which points away from the second handle element (6).

IPC 8 full level

A46B 5/02 (2006.01); A46B 5/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A46B 5/0075 (2013.01); A46B 5/0079 (2013.01); A46B 5/007 (2013.01); A46B 5/02 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102021108254 A1 20221006; DE 102021108254 B4 20240411; EP 4312661 A1 20240207; WO 2022207702 A1 20221006

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102021108254 A 20210331; EP 2022058408 W 20220330; EP 22720560 A 20220330