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EP 0 389 711 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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25.09.1991 Bulletin 1991/39 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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03.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/40 |
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Date of filing: 10.10.1989 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: A46B 5/00 |
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DE FR GB IT |
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28.03.1989 JP 76141/89
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Applicant: MEITO CO., LTD. |
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Osaka (JP) |
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Inventor: |
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- Matoba, Hideyasu
Tennoji-ku
Osaka (JP)
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Representative: Daley, Michael John et al |
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F.J. CLEVELAND & COMPANY
40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ London WC2A 1JQ (GB) |
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(57) A folding toothbrush capable of shaping the hair edge of the brush automatically.
The toothbrush includes a front handle (4) with a hair-planted part (2) and a rear
handle (3) with a case part (5). Both handles (3, 4) are rotatably connected by pivots
and connection holes (6, 7). When the handles (3, 4) are extended, they are aligned
in a straight line. When the handles (3, 4) are folded, the hair-planted part (2)
of the front handle (4) is received in the case part (5) of the rear handle (3). The
case part (5) includes slanting case side (22), front (24) and rear walls (25). The
hair edge is inwardly bent by the slanting case walls in the folded state. The hair
edge is naturally shaped by the case walls.