Patent ID: 6611984
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A toothbrush with a head and a grip handle, with a neck in between the head and grip handle, all disposed along a longitudinal toothbrush axis, bristles projecting from the head in a direction generally perpendicular to the toothbrush axis, having a hinge located between its handle and its neck, wherein the hinge is provided by a first hinge part extending from the neck of the toothbrush toward the handle, and a second hinge part extending from the handle toward the head, the first and second hinge parts being arranged in a longitudinally overlapping side by side relationship on opposite sides of a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis and to the bristle direction, the overlapping hinge parts beingable to rotate relative to each other through a restricted angle about an axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the two hinge parts being linked by a torsion element between them, and wherein the torsion element comprises an elastomeric material, bonded to one or both of the said hinge parts, and located between them.