Patent ID: 9700127
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A46B,A46D

Claim:
1. A toothbrush comprising: a head having a proximal end, a distal end, and a top surface; tufted bristles that emanate from the top surface; and tongue brush bristles that emanate from the top surface, each tongue brush bristle having a base, a tip, and at least one outer surface that extends from the base to the tip, the at least one outer surface tapering to form a point at the tip that is configured to insert into crevices in the surface of the tongue, the tip of at least some of the tongue brush bristles extending beyond tips of the tufted bristles, the tongue brush bristles being arranged into clusters, each cluster comprising two or more tongue brush bristles, each cluster being interspersed among the tufted bristles.