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US4432114:
Dental-care device and brush body suitable therefor
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Goudsmit, Johan H.; 2333 AB Leiden, Netherlands
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
1984-02-21
/ 1982-08-27
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| Application Number: |
US1982000412581
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| IPC Code: |
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A46B 1/00;
A46B 5/00;
A46B 9/04;
A46B 11/00;
A46B 15/00;
A61C 17/00;
A61H 13/00;
IPC-7:
A46B;
B08B 1/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A46B1/00; A46B5/00; A46B9/04A; A46B11/00; A61H13/00; K46B200/10G;
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Current:
015/104.93;
015/167.1;
015/187;
015/DIG.005;
401/268;
424/049;
424/052;
426/104;
Original:
015/104.93;
015/167.R;
015/187;
015/DIG.5;
424/049;
424/052;
426/104;
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015/186,187,188,167 R,167 A,159 A,104.92,104.93,104.94,DIG. 5
424/052,49,55
426/104,132,134,420,91
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| Abstract: |
A dental care device for insertion within the mouth includes a flat, triangular support body, bristles extending from one side, and a pliable, resilient projection extending from the same side substantially parallel to the bristles. The projection is at a corner of the body and the bristles adjacent the projection are shorter than the projection, the height of the bristles increasing with distance from the projection.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Lavine, Irvin A. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Feldham, Peter;
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of the copending application of Johan H. Goudsmit, Ser. No. 81,921, filed Oct. 4, 1979, for Dental-Care Device and Brush Body Suitable Therefor, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,346,493.
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AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LU NL SE AT BE DE FR GB IT NL SE
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A dental care device for insertion entirely within the mouth of a human for effecting a cleaning action by bristles on tooth surfaces by chewing comprising:
- (a) a chewable brush body of non-edible pliable, material
- (b) said brush body comprising:
- (i) a single support body,
- (ii) bristles extending from a surface of said support body only substantially in the same direction, and
- (iii) a pliable and resilient projection extending from said surface of said support body, adjacent the edge thereof, substantially in the same direction as said bristles,
- (c) said brush having such dimensions that it can be inserted entirely into the human mouth and manipulated within the mouth by chewing upon the pliable and resilient projection.
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