Patent ID: 8418306
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A46B,A46D

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush, comprising: a handle part; a head part connected to the handle part, the head part having a front face, a rear face, and a flexible zone; at least one carrier element connected to the head part, the at least one carrier element having a top surface, a rear surface and a plurality of cutouts running between the top surface and the rear surface of the at least one carrier element; and clusters of bristle filaments guided through the cutouts, the bristle filaments having a rear end melted to form a bristle coating, the bristle coating at least partially covering the rear surface of the at least one carrier element, wherein the flexible zone is disposed in an area of the at least one carrier element, and seen in longitudinal section, the bristle coating, covering at least partially the rear surface of the at least one carrier element, is received in at least one head part cutout being formed in the head part laterally adjacent the flexible zone.