Patent ID: 9185967
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush head having a first end connected to a toothbrush handle, and an opposite second end distant from the handle defining a longitudinal direction between the first and second ends and a widthways direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the head comprising a thermoplastic elastomer material pad which is substantially planar in both the longitudinal and widthways directions and having a perimeter and in which are fixed oral hygiene parts, and comprising a plastic material support for the pad, wherein the support is in the form of two plastic material side arms extending longitudinally along widthways opposite sides of the pad parallel to and in the plane of the pad with either a gap between each side arm and the perimeter of the pad, or wherein the perimeter of the pad and the side arms are in sliding contact, and the pad being connected to the side arms by means of link arms integral with the side arms, two link arms being disposed sequentially longitudinally along each of the side arms adjacent the longitudinal ends of each side arm, and extending in a widthways direction relative to the longitudinal direction of the side arms and bridging between each side arm and the pad.