Patent ID: 8132284

Claim:
A toothbrush head having a longitudinal axis direction, the head having bristles projecting therefrom in a bristle direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis direction, the bristles having ends proximate to the head and ends distanced from the head, characterised by the bristles being linked together at their ends proximate to the head by a web which is incorporated into the toothbrush head, the head incorporating a pad of a resilient elastomeric material, the pad having a thickness dimension in the bristle direction, the web being embedded in the pad and being part way through the thickness of the pad, such that the bristles extend from the web through a thickness of the pad material above the web, and out of the pad in the bristle direction, and there being a thickness of elastomeric material below the web, such that when pressure is applied to the bristles this pressure is communicated to the web, and such that the web bears upon the pad, and communicates the pressure to the pad of elastomeric material.