Patent ID: 7389557
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A head for a power toothbrush comprising: a) a central section and an outer periphery; b) a plurality of first tufts of bristles arranged adjacent the outer periphery, each first tuft having a first cross-sectional dimension taken transverse to a longitudinal axis of the first tuft; c) a plurality of second tufts of bristles arranged in the central section, each second tuft having a second cross-sectional dimension taken transverse to a longitudinal direction of the second tuft that is different than the first cross-sectional dimension; and d) a plurality of arcuate elastomeric elements having portions arranged adjacent the outer periphery and a height different from at least one of a height of the first tufts and a height of the second tufts; wherein the central section is free of elastomeric elements and each elastomeric element at least partially surrounds one of the first tufts.