Toothbrush head
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsWilliam Ralph Brown, Jr., Phillip Maurice Braun, Thomas Aurele Christman, Thomas Craig Masterman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Ronald Richard Duff, Jr.
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Abstract
A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.
Claims10
A toothbrush head, comprising:
- a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- a first portion, a second portion, and a split opening between the first portion and the second portion, the split opening extending in a longitudinal direction along the length of the head;
- a plurality of holes having an entrance in the top surface of the first portion and the second portion and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein the hole has an upper portion disposed adjacent the top surface and a lower portion spaced from the top surface and wherein the upper portion of the hole has a depth which is different than the depth of the lower portion of the hole;
- a first plurality of contact elements positioned on the first portion and the second portion;
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- a second plurality of contact elements positioned on the first portion and the second portion, wherein each of the second plurality of contact elements comprise an elastomeric fin portion and a non-elastomeric anchor portion, the anchor portion including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the anchor having a smaller width than the second portion of the anchor, and wherein each anchor portion is disposed within to one of the holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.