Patent ID: 6230356
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A toothbrush comprising:a plurality of individual brush segments juxtaposed at a distal end of a handle, each of the brush segments having bristles embedded therein;each of the brush segments forming a segment opening, the segment openings aligned to receive therethrough an extension plate to collect the brush segments into a brush assembly;the extension plate having a normally arcuate shape to separate radially the brush segments from each other for drying and cleaning of the bristles;a slide member operatively connected to the handle and movable betweena use condition, wherein the slide member projects from the handle to straighten the extension plate thereby readying the brush assembly for use, anda storage condition, wherein the slide member retracts toward the handle to allow the extension plate to resume its said normal arcuate shape for the drying and cleaning of the bristles;a plurality of coupling holes provided in the extension plate and spaced from each other, each of the brush segments provided with a coupling projection integrally formed therewith, each of the coupling projections being forceably engageable into a corresponding one of the coupling holes.