Patent ID: 8857003
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A46B,B29L

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush comprising a handle; a head having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end adjacent the handle, a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the bottom surface and the top surface, the peripheral surface comprising a first side surface, a second side surface opposite the first side surface, and a distal side surface extending between the first side surface and the second side surface: the head comprising a plastic and an integral mass of elastomeric material, the integral mass of elastomeric material forming at least a portion of the top surface of the head, at least a portion of the bottom surface of the head, at least a portion of the first side surface of the head, at least a portion of the second side surface of the head, and at least a portion of the distal side surface of the head; the integral mass of elastomeric material comprising a plurality of elastomeric fingers extending from the bottom surface of the head, each of the elastomeric fingers terminating in a closed and rounded top end; a plurality of bristle tufts extending from the bottom surface of the head, wherein at least some of the plurality of bristle tufts are slanted in a direction towards the proximal end of the head with respect to a location on the bottom surface of the head from which the at least some of the plurality of bristle tufts extend; wherein the slanted bristle tufts include a first slanted bristle tuft having a first length and a second slanted bristle tuft having a second length, the first length being greater than the second length, and the first slanted bristle tuft being positioned on the head closer to the distal side surface of the head than the second slanted bristle tuft; wherein the plurality of elastomeric fingers are positioned on the head in an adjacent manner, adjacent elastomeric fingers being spaced apart by a gap, wherein no bristle tufts are positioned within the gap between adjacent elastomeric fingers; and the integral mass of elastomeric material comprising: