Patent ID: 6108851
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A46B,Y10S

Abstract:
A toothbrush exhibiting interproximal and gingival margin cleaning comprising:(a) an elongated handle member;(b) an elongated head member connected to one end of the handle member comprised of a toe portion distal to the handle and a heel portion proximal to the handle and adjacent said toe portion;(c) a multiplicity of bristles extending from the heel portion, the free ends of said bristles forming a longitudinally aligned concave groove which extends the entire length of the heel portion and wherein the free ends of the bristles of the heel portion proximal to said toe portion form a generally linear profile when viewed from the side; and(d) a multiplicity of bristles extending from the toe portion, wherein the side profile view of the free ends of all of the bristles extending from the toe portion forms a generally linear surface which forms an obtuse angle relative to said generally linear profile of the free ends of the bristles extending from the heel portion proximal to said toe portion and wherein the side profile of said toe portion bristles results in a wedge shape with the tallest toe bristles being at the end of the head which is distal to said handle,wherein the toe portion bristles are positioned at an obtuse angle relative to a plane of the head member.