TOOTHBRUSH HAVING AN INNER CAVITY

Title:

TOOTHBRUSH HAVING AN INNER CAVITY

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/078356

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A toothbrush comprising a head, a neck, a handle, a handle end, a head end, an outer surface, an inner cavity and a longitudinal axis. The inner cavity has a surface defining a cross-sectional area. The inner cavity has at least one of a greater cross-sectional area bordered by two lesser cross-sectional areas along the longitudinal axis of the toothbrush or a lesser cross sectional area bordered by two greater cross-sectional areas along the longitudinal axis of the toothbrush. The outer surface defines an outer surface cross-sectional area. A wall is formed from the outer cavity surface and inner cavity surface. The toothbrush comprises a single unitary component along the entire length.

Inventors:

WEN CATHY (US)
NEWMAN MATTHEW LLOYD (US)
BIRK ANDREAS (DE)
BRESSELSCHMIDT ANDREAS (DE)
HORTON ANDREW JOSEPH (US)
HUSTEDT SIEGFRIED KURT MARTIN (DE)
JACKSON SCOTT (US)
KAWERAU JOCHEN (DE)
PFEIFER ULRICH (DE)
SATTERFIELD RICHARD DARREN (US)
SCHMELCHER HEIDRUN ANNIKA (DE)
SCHMID FRANZISKA (DE)
STOERKEL JENS UWE (DE)
WILSON BENJAMIN JOHN (DE)
WINKLER TILMANN (DE)

Application Number:

PCT/US2012/066319

Publication Date:

October 10, 2013

Filing Date:

November 21, 2012

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Assignee:

GILLETTE CO (US)

International Classes:

A46B5/02

Foreign References:

DE19531368A1	1997-02-27
US20020074698A1	2002-06-20
DE8903911U1	1989-05-11
CN2756064Y	2006-02-08

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

GUFFEY, Timothy B. (Global Patent Services299 East 6th Street,Sycamore Building, 4th Floo, Cincinnati Ohio, US)

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