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US 2006/0037160 A1Published application
Toothbrush and methods of making and using same
AssigneeLoops, LLC
InventorSteven Kayser
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to a toothbrush and methods of making and using it, wherein an elongated body has a bristle brush head portion and a handle portion. The body is composed of flexible material so that the handle portion can be grasped in the hand of the user, and the user can flex the elongated body into a substantially rigid position for teeth brushing purposes.
Claims35
A toothbrush, comprising:
- an elongated body having a bristle brush head portion and a handle portion;
- the body being composed of a flexible material;
- and
- the body having a length of up to about 150
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A toothbrush, comprising:
- an elongated body having a bristle brush head portion and a handle portion;
- and
- the body being composed of a flexible material selected from the group consisting of silicone, neoprene, EPDM, nitrile, fluoroelastomers, natural rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, thermoplastic elastomers, polyvinyl alcohol, PMMA, polyamide, polyester terephthalate, polycarbonate, polyetherimide, polyethylene (LDPE, HDPE, LLDPE, and blends), polypropylene and copolymers, polysulfone, polyvinyl chloride, viton, PUNA nitrile, carboxylated nitrile, polysulfides, alpha olefin elastomers, conjugated diene elastomers, hydrogenated diene elastomers, ethylene carboxylate, ethylene-propylene-diene elastomers, functionalized ethylene-vinyl acetate, SB-diblock copolymers, SBS and SIBS-triblock copolymers, and acrylic rubber.
A method of making a toothbrush, comprising:
- molding a body having a brush head portion and a handle portion, and wherein the material is one selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, silicone, neoprene, EPDM, nitrile, fluoroelastomers, natural rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, thermoplastic elastomers, polyvinyl alcohol, PMMA, polyamide, polyester terephthalate, polycarbonate, polyetherimide, polyethylene (LDPE, HDPE, LLDPE, and blends), polypropylene and copolymers, polysulfone, polyvinyl chloride, viton, PUNA nitrile, carboxylated nitrile, polysulfides, alpha olefin elastomers, conjugated diene elastomers, hydrogenated diene elastomers, ethylene carboxylate, ethylene-propylene-diene elastomers, functionalized ethylene-vinyl acetate, SB-diblock copolymers, SBS and SIBS-triblock copolymers, and acrylic rubber.
A method of using a toothbrush, comprising:
- grasping a handle portion in the hand of the user;
- pressing on a portion of the elongated body of the toothbrush with a finger of the user to flex the elongated body into a substantially rigid flexed position;
- and
- brushing the teeth to be cleaned.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.