Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Brush or broom
Patent
1996-09-03
1999-03-16
Till, Terrence R.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Brush or broom
151431, A46B 904
Patent
active
058814256
ABSTRACT:
A toothbrush including a head region in which is secured bristles on the top side of the head region, along at least a portion of the length of the head region. A neck region is connected to the head region and an elongated gripping region is connected to the neck region. The head and neck regions are both angled backward from the gripping region. An end rest region having a generally flat bottom surface is connected to the gripping region. The gripping region arches frontward of both the neck and end rest regions. The head and other handle regions of the toothbrush are of a material composition at least a portion of which is recycled plastic; preferably, the material composition is at least about 90% recycled plastic. At the time of disposal of the toothbrush of the invention, say, when its bristles are worn out, the entire toothbrush can be preferably recycled instead of included in non-recyclable trash. The toothbrush bristles are configured as a row of columns of spaced-apart tufts of end-rounded bristles. An inner-most column of bristle tufts is of a first height along the entire length of the inner-most column; outer-most bristle tuft columns are each of a second height that is greater than the first height along their entire lengths; and intermediate bristle tuft columns are of intermediate heights that are between the first and second heights along their entire lengths. The inner-most column is of a first length, the outer-most bristle tuft columns are each of a second length that is less than the first length, and the intermediate bristle tuft columns are of intermediate lengths between the first and second lengths.
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Hudson Eric C.
Hudson, Jr. Fred L.
Lober Theresa A.
Recycline, Inc.
Till Terrence R.
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