EP1864590B1 - Manche de brosse à dents - Google Patents

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EP1864590B1
EP1864590B1 EP07252287A EP07252287A EP1864590B1 EP 1864590 B1 EP1864590 B1 EP 1864590B1 EP 07252287 A EP07252287 A EP 07252287A EP 07252287 A EP07252287 A EP 07252287A EP 1864590 B1 EP1864590 B1 EP 1864590B1
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toothbrush
toothbrush head
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gum
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Stephen John Blanchard
Bethann M. O'malley
Justin Mcdonough
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
    • A46B15/0004—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with a controlling means
    • A46B15/0012—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with a controlling means with a pressure controlling device
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/025—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups the bristles or the tufts being arranged in an angled position relative to each other
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/026—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups where the surface of the brush body or carrier is not in one plane, e.g. not flat
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures

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  • a toothbrush sold under the Tradename Mentadent White & Clean has a handle that includes a base, an offset, a straight neck, and an angled toothbrush head.
  • a toothbrush also is known which includes a base, a thumb grip portion, an offset, a neck and a head, where the offset and neck are angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the base.
  • Such brushes do not indicate to the consumer when one may be using excessive force during brushing.
  • FIG. 5 is a rear view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 taken along the longitudinal axis of the base portion of the toothbrush.
  • FIG 7 is an elevated side view of a toothbrush head according to the present invention.
  • the gum cushions are sized to function as indicators of brushing pressure, or force.
  • the height of the gum cusions should be less than the height of the bristles so that the cushion is not in contact with the gums while appropriate brushing pressure is being applied.
  • the height of the cushions relative to the height of the bristles is such that contact with the gums by the cushions may be made at the appropriate pressure, thus indicating that the force being applied is sufficient, while still exposing the teeth to a sufficient bristle area to provide for cleaning of teeth.
  • the height of the cushions from the dorsal surface of the brush head may range from about 3 to about 9 mm, for example 5, or 7, or 8 mm.
  • the toothbrush bristles that make up the heel tuft 10 may be at an angle of less than 90 degrees, for example from about 75 to about 85 degrees, or about 83 degrees, towards the base of the toothbrush handle and the toothbrush bristles that make up the toe tuft 11, may be at an angle of less than 90 degrees, for example from about 75 to about 85 degrees, or about 83 degrees, towards the distal end of the toothbrush head.
  • the center portion of the toothbrush head may contain rows of toothbrush bristles in pairs of tufts 12 that are angled towards each other along the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush head. The angle of these toothbrush bristle tufts may also be about 83 degrees.
  • the top of each tuft may be trimmed in the same direction as the tuft, optionally at the same angle as the angle of the tuft, forming angled peaks.

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  1. Tête (6) de brosse à dents comprenant :
    → une extrémité proximale par rapport à un manche de brosse à dents,
    → une extrémité distale par rapport au manche de brosse à dents,
    → une surface dorsale (13) pour maintenir au moins un poil de brosse à dents,
    → une surface ventrale (14) opposée à la surface dorsale,
    → des premier et second côtés (17, 18) disposés entre les surfaces dorsale et ventrale de la tête de brosse à dents, et
    → une pluralité de coussin de gencive (8) disposés sur chacun des premier et second côtés de la tête de brosse à dents, caractérisée en ce que la hauteur des coussins de gencive respectifs se rétrécit progressivement de l'extrémité proximale de la tête de brosse à dent jusqu'à l'extrémité distale de la tête de brosse à dents.
  2. Tête (6) de brosse à dents selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la tête (6) de brosse à dents comprend 3 coussins de gencive (8) sur chacun des premier et second côtés (17, 18).
  3. Tête (6) de brosse à dents selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle les hauteurs du coussin de gencive (8) sont d'environ 8 mm, d'environ 6,5 mm et d'environ 5 mm, respectivement.
  4. Tête (6) de brosse à dents selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle la tête de brosse à dents comprend une touffe de bout (19) selon un angle inférieur à 90 degrés vers l'extrémité distale de la tête de brosse à dents.
  5. Tête (6) de brosse à dents selon la revendication 4, comprenant en outre une touffe de talon (10) selon un angle inférieur à 90 degrés vers l'extrémité proximale de la tête de brosse à dents.
  6. Tête (6) de brosse à dents selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre des paires de touffes de poils (12) de brosse à dents coudées l'une vers l'autre le long de la direction longitudinale de la tête de brosse à dents selon un angle de 83 degrés.
  7. Tête (6) de brosse à dents selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle les poils de brosse à dents sont coupés selon le même angle pour former des pics coudés.
  8. Tête (6) de brosse à dents selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle la tête de brosse à dents comprend en outre une touffe de bout (19) selon un angle d'environ 83 degrés vers l'extrémité distale de la tête de brosse à dents.
  9. Tête (6) de brosse à dents selon la revendication 8, comprenant en outre une touffe de talon (10) selon un angle d'environ 83 degrés vers l'extrémité proximale de la tête de brosse à dents.
EP07252287A 2006-06-08 2007-06-07 Manche de brosse à dents Expired - Fee Related EP1864590B1 (fr)

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