Title:
PERSONAL-CARE APPLICATOR AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/200775
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A personal-care applicator comprises at least one stem having a proximal end including a handle and a distal end opposite to the proximal end and at least one bristled component attached to the stem, wherein the bristled component comprises a carrier and a plurality of bristles ultrasonically welded to the carrier and outwardly extending therefrom according to a pre-determined pattern, wherein the elongated carrier and the at least first plurality of bristles comprise ultrasonically compatible materials, and wherein the bristles are ultrasonically bonded to the carrier through a direct ultrasonic bond between a surface of the carrier and a lengthwise portion of each of the bristles.
Inventors:
WILSON DAVID EDWARD (US)
GUAY GORDON GERALD (US)
SABINO MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER (US)
LOUGHNEY DAVID M (US)
CHANTHABANDITH AKIRA (US)
CLEMONS TODD M (US)
GUAY GORDON GERALD (US)
SABINO MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER (US)
LOUGHNEY DAVID M (US)
CHANTHABANDITH AKIRA (US)
CLEMONS TODD M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2015/037938
Publication Date:
February 18, 2016
Filing Date:
June 26, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
International Classes:
A46B3/06; A46B5/00; A46B7/02; A46B9/02; A46D3/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000065138A1 | 2000-11-02 | |||
| WO1999062371A1 | 1999-12-09 |
Foreign References:
| US20040074034A1 | 2004-04-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KREBS, Jay A. (Global Patent ServicesOne Procter & Gamble Plaza, C8-22, Cincinnati Ohio, US)
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