Patent ID: 6514445
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A46B,A46D,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A process for forming a grooming implement, comprising the steps of:i) providing a blank comprising a plastic material and having a head and a handle, wherein said head has one or more void spaces which divide said head into at least two segments; ii) injecting an elastomer having a modulus of elasticity of less than 500 MPa into said void space at a final injection point at a temperature of at least about 245Â° C. thereby fusing said elastomer to said segments and forming a resiliently flexible joint, wherein said elastomer is the sole mechanical link between said segments such that said segments can flex relative to each other; and iii) where said elastomer can be stretched to at least about 120% of its unstressed length without separation of said elastomer from said segments.