Patent ID: 6665901
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
A toothbrush head, comprisinga bristle carrier, said bristle carrier defining at least one recess adapted to receive a plurality of bristle tufts adapted to clean an oral cavity of a user, each said bristle tuft comprising a plurality of bristles, at least one narrow partition, said partition being formed separate from said bristle carrier and received in said recess, said partition subdividing said recess into a plurality of adjacent recess segments, a first said bristle tuft disposed in a first said recess segment and a second said bristle tuft disposed in an adjacent second said recess segment, respective anchor bars secured to the bristle carrier and securing said first and second bristle tufts to the bristle carrier in each respective said recess segment, wherein the partition is in supporting relation to bristle mounting ends at least one of said first and second bristle tufts disposed on opposite sides of said partition, and wherein converging bristles of said first and second bristle tufts collectively form a tuft having a substantially continuous outer contour.