Patent ID: 9198501
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush comprising: a handle having a proximal end and a distal end; a head positioned at the distal end of the handle; a first bristle tuft extending from the head and having a first leg and a second leg, the first leg extending from a first section of the first bristle tuft to an end of the first leg, the second leg extending from the first section to an end of the second leg at an angle relative to the first leg such that the first leg and the second leg form a v-shape bounding an area on the head, the first bristle tuft having a bristle profile in which at least one bristle at the end of the first leg and at least one bristle at the end of the second leg each extend above at least one bristle at the first section; and a second bristle tuft extending from the head and having a triangular cross section and being positioned within the area such that at least a portion of the second bristle tuft is between the first leg and the second leg, and wherein the second bristle tuft has a bristle profile in which at least one bristle of the second bristle tuft extends above a free end of at least one bristle at the first section of the first bristle tuft.