EP0159940A3 - Brush with elastically retractable bristles, especially for cleaning irregular surfaces such as teeth - Google Patents

Brush with elastically retractable bristles, especially for cleaning irregular surfaces such as teeth Download PDF

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EP0159940A3
EP0159940A3 EP85400703A EP85400703A EP0159940A3 EP 0159940 A3 EP0159940 A3 EP 0159940A3 EP 85400703 A EP85400703 A EP 85400703A EP 85400703 A EP85400703 A EP 85400703A EP 0159940 A3 EP0159940 A3 EP 0159940A3
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Bernard Taravel
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Laboratoires Pharmascience SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0025—Brushes with elastically deformable heads that change shape during use
    • A46B5/0029—Head made of soft plastics, rubber or rubber inserts in plastics matrix
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B7/00—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body
    • A46B7/06—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body movably during use, i.e. the normal brushing action causing movement

Abstract

Tufts of bristles (3) in a brush are resiliently retractable by thrusting against a membrane (5) which is capable of resilient spot deformation, with each tuft being retractable independently from the other tufts of the brush. Tufts are retracted into the brush in order to continuously match the envelope surface (18) defined by the free ends (15) of said tufts (3) to the shape of the surface to be brushed (17), and said matching takes place without substantial difference in the force applied to the various zones of said surface by the various tufts of bristles.
EP85400703A 1984-04-13 1985-04-09 Brush with elastically retractable bristles, especially for cleaning irregular surfaces such as teeth Expired EP0159940B1 (en)

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AT85400703T ATE46253T1 (en) 1984-04-13 1985-04-09 BRUSH WITH RELIABLE BRISTLES, ESPECIALLY FOR BRUSHING IRREGULAR SURFACES SUCH AS TEETH.

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FR8405896A FR2562775B1 (en) 1984-04-13 1984-04-13 ELASTICALLY RETRACTABLE HAIR BRUSH, ESPECIALLY FOR BRUSHING COMPLEX RELIEF SURFACES SUCH AS TEETH
FR8405896 1984-04-13

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EP0159940A2 EP0159940A2 (en) 1985-10-30
EP0159940A3 true EP0159940A3 (en) 1987-05-27
EP0159940B1 EP0159940B1 (en) 1989-09-13

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EP (1) EP0159940B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS60232109A (en)
AT (1) ATE46253T1 (en)
CA (1) CA1255859A (en)
DE (1) DE3572919D1 (en)
ES (1) ES8700564A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2562775B1 (en)
PT (1) PT80267B (en)

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EP0159940A2 (en) 1985-10-30
DE3572919D1 (en) 1989-10-19
JPH0154045B2 (en) 1989-11-16
JPS60232109A (en) 1985-11-18
US4633542A (en) 1987-01-06
FR2562775B1 (en) 1989-12-22
PT80267B (en) 1987-06-17
FR2562775A1 (en) 1985-10-18
CA1255859A (en) 1989-06-20
ES542095A0 (en) 1986-11-16
PT80267A (en) 1985-05-01
ES8700564A1 (en) 1986-11-16
EP0159940B1 (en) 1989-09-13

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