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US 5,930,860 AGranted
Prophy bristle toothbrush
OwnerAnthony D. Shippinventor
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Abstract
A toothbrush for cleaning and polishing teeth includes a handle attached to a brush head. Attached to the brush head are a plurality of elastomeric prophy bristles for polishing teeth, and a plurality of bristle tufts for scrubbing teeth, the bristle tufts being attached to the brush head and placed about the perimeter of the prophy bristles.
Claims4
A toothbrush for cleaning teeth and cleaning under a plurality of gum lines, the toothbrush comprising:
- (a) a brush head connected to a handle;
- (b) the handle comprising:
- (1) a hemispherical portion;
- (2) a cylindrical portion connected to the hemispherical portion;
- (3) a grip portion connected to the cylindrical portion, the grip portion comprising:
- (A) a first side;
- and
- (B) a second side having a beveled portion;
- and
- (4) a neck portion connecting the grip portion to the brush head, wherein said neck portion is angled to said grip portion;
- and
- (c) a plurality of conical shaped, prophy bristles secured to the brush head, said prophy bristles mounted on a base;
- and
- (d) a plurality of bristle tufts secured to the platform, the bristle tufts comprising a plurality of individual bristles, wherein the bristle tufts taper at an angle between 5 to 8 degrees, from a portion most proximal to the handle to a portion most distal from the handle, with respect to the brush head.
11 more elements
A toothbrush for cleaning teeth and cleaning under a plurality of gum lines, the toothbrush comprising:
- (a) a brush head connected to a handle;
- (b) the handle comprising:
- (1) a hemispherical portion;
- (2) a cylindrical portion connected to the hemispherical portion;
- (3) a grip portion connected to the cylindrical portion, the grip portion comprising:
- (A) a first side;
- and
- (B) a second side having a beveled portion;
- and
- (4) a neck portion connecting the grip portion to the brush head, wherein said neck portion is angled to said grip portion;
- and
- (c) a plurality of prophy bristles secured to the brush head, said prophy bristles made of an elastomeric material;
- (d) a plurality of bristle tufts secured to the brush head, the bristle tufts comprising a plurality of individual bristles, and being placed at least about a portion of the perimeter of the prophy bristles for closely following and cleaning the teeth surfaces and under the gum lines, wherein the bristle tufts taper at an angle between 5 to 8 degrees, from a portion most proximal to the handle to a portion most distal from the handle, with respect to the brush head, and wherein the prophy bristles taper at an angle between 5 to 8 degrees, from a portion most proximal to the handle to a portion most distal from the handle, with respect to the brush head.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.