Patent ID: 7921499

Claim:
A method for producing a toothbrush with a body, which comprises at least a handle region, a neck region and a head region, by the two-component or multi-component injection-molding process, the body consisting at least partially of at least a first and a second component and the first component having at least one segment, which is separated from other regions of the first component, with the following steps: providing a first mold, with first hollow regions, which correspond to the other regions of the body to be produced from the first component and to which the first component can be supplied, with second hollow regions, which correspond to the at least one segment to be produced from the first component and which are completely separated from the first hollow regions and also with at least one third hollow region, to which the first component can be supplied and which is in connection with the second hollow regions in such a way that material supplied to the third hollow region is supplied to the second hollow regions; providing a second mold, with fourth hollow regions, which are located at least in the region around the at least one segment; injection-molding the other regions of the body by supplying the first component to the first hollow regions; injection-molding the at least one segment in the second hollow regions by supplying the first component to the third hollow region; removing the solidified material remaining behind in the third hollow region; changing the mold; injection-molding connecting elements between the at least one segment and/or the other regions of the body by supplying the second component to the second mold.