(19)
(11) EP 2 702 897 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/10

(21) Application number: 13181899.9

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A46B 5/00(2006.01)
A45D 44/18(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 29.08.2012 IT MI20120313 U

(71) Applicant: PONZINI S.p.A.
20020 Lazzate (MB) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ponzini, Eligio
    20123 Milano (IT)

(74) Representative: Faggioni, Carlo Maria et al
Fumero Studio Consulenza Brevetti Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Pocket foldable toothbrush


(57) A foldable toothbrush is disclosed, of the type comprising a work portion (L), provided with a small head (1) carrying the bristles, projecting from a neck member (2), and a handle portion (P) having a spindle-shaped body (4), between said two portions a hinge portion (3, 5) being provided, apt to allow a mutual rotation according to an axis crosswise to the longitudinal axis of the toothbrush. The spindle-shaped body handle portion (4) is solid and has, towards a distal end, a main seat imprint (6) of a shape and depth suited to precisely house said small head (1), when the work portion (L) is folded on the handle portion (P) around said hinge (3, 5); further, only in proximity of said hinge (3, 5), the spindle-shaped body (4) of said handle portion (P) has a saddle-shaped seat imprint (6a) to partly house said neck (2).







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