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US 5,781,958 AGranted
Brush handle
AssigneeGillette Canada Inc.
InventorsJeffrey S. Meessmann, Gerald S. Szczech, William A. Bredall
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Abstract
A toothbrush has an elongated handle with bristles disposed at one end extending outwardly from one surface of the handle. The handle is formed of a semi-rigid plastic material having a pair of flanges disposed on the surface opposite that of the bristles for controlling the flexure at various points along the handle length and a softer material is formed onto that portion of the handle containing the flanges to provide a soft grip for the user.
Claims16
A toothbrush comprising:
- an elongated handle having a pair of opposed surfaces with a plurality of bristles extending outwardly therefrom at one end of said handle;
- a gripping means disposed adjacent the opposite end of said handle;
- said gripping means comprising an elongated cavity formed in one of said opposed surfaces along a portion of said elongated handle;
- a gripping element formed in said cavity, extending outwardly therefrom;
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- at least one flange extending outwardly from said cavity and into said gripping element to provide rigidity to said elongated handle during the brushing process.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.