Patent ID: 6209164
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A46B,A61C,B29C,B29K

Abstract:
A toothbrush comprising:an elongated grip handle having a central longitudinal axis; anda plurality of toothbrush bodies mounted on a distal end of said grip handle, each of said toothbrush bodies having bristle assemblies planted substantially at right angle on a bristle assemblies supporting surface and directed toward said axis of said grip handle;each of said toothbrush bodies including a transition zone extending from said bristle assemblies supporting surface to said grip handle,at least two of said toothbrush bodies being disposed laterally with respect to a vertical plane extending through said axis of said grip handle,said bristle assemblies supporting surfaces of said at least two of said toothbrush bodies lying in a respective plane obliquely intersecting said vertical plane such that each of said bristle assemblies supporting surfaces of said at least two of said toothbrush bodies has a first side edge located away from said vertical plane and a second side edge located close to said vertical plane, andboth transition zones of said at least two of said toothbrush bodies being positioned entirely on the same side as said first side edges of said bristle assemblies supporting surfaces of said at least two of said toothbrush bodies with respect to a plane extending through said second side edges of said bristle assemblies supporting surfaces of said at least two of said toothbrush bodies.