Patent ID: 6322152
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A46B,A46D,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for making a toothbrush, said toothbrush comprising a brush head and a handle, said brush head comprising a plurality of tufts, each of said tufts comprising a plurality of bristles, each of said tufts having a first end secured to the brush head and a second free end, said tufts being arranged in rows aligned generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the brush head, said rows comprising outer rows adjacent the periphery of the brush head and at least one inner row between said outer rows, said process comprising the steps of:a) trimming the bristles of the tufts of at least the outer rows to provide a first desired topography;b) displacing the tufts of the outer rows from the tufts of said at least one inner row to permit processing of the bristles of the tufts in said at least one inner row without affecting the bristles of the tufts of said outer rows;c) trimming the bristles of the tufts of the at least one inner row to a second desired topography;d) polishing the free ends of the bristles of the tufts of said at least one inner row;e) returning the tufts of the outer rows to their original orientation; andf) feathering the bristles of the tufts of at least said outer rows.