(19)
(11) EP 0 953 304 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/44

(21) Application number: 99303326.5

(22) Date of filing: 28.04.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: A46B 3/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 28.04.1998 GB 9809079

(71) Applicant: Wisdom Toothbrushes Limited
Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8DT (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Morris, Philip Michael
    Hertfordshire CM23 1JA (GB)
  • Jacobs, Roger David
    Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 9AD (GB)

(74) Representative: Hutchins, Michael Richard et al
HUGHES CLARK & CO, 114/118 Southampton Row
London WC1B 5AA
London WC1B 5AA (GB)

   


(54) Brush


(57) The invention provides a brush comprising a brush head having a plurality of blind holes (7) therein for receiving bristles tufts; a plurality of bristle tufts (5) formed by bundles of bristles folded in two with the folded part (9) located in the holes, and a plurality of staples (11) of a length greater than the width of the holes forced into the brush head (1) diametrically across the holes and above the bristle fold to retain the bristles in the hole, wherein at least one face of the staple has a surface (21, 23) designed to provide increased friction in the face of the staple and the material of the brush head (1) in which it is embedded.









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