EP0985364A3 - A finger toothbrush - Google Patents

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EP0985364A3
EP0985364A3 EP99305903A EP99305903A EP0985364A3 EP 0985364 A3 EP0985364 A3 EP 0985364A3 EP 99305903 A EP99305903 A EP 99305903A EP 99305903 A EP99305903 A EP 99305903A EP 0985364 A3 EP0985364 A3 EP 0985364A3
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finger
toothbrush
brush body
finger toothbrush
aperture
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EP0985364B1 (en
EP0985364A2 (en
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Amit Goradia
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Goradia Innovative Technologies PVT Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/04—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware shaped as gloves or finger-stalls or other special holding ways, e.g. by the tongue

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Abstract

A finger toothbrush (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) has, with reference to Figure 1, a brush body (2) which exhibits a finger-supporting side and at least one generally loop-like holding element (3) for joining the finger toothbrush (1) to a finger (14). The brush body (2) bears bristles (4) and/or bundles of bristles on the outer surface facing away from the finger-supporting side. The brush body (2) additionally has at least one aperture (5) therethrough. A generally loop-like holding element (3) engages with at least one of the opposed boundary edges (6) of an aperture (5) which extend along the finger toothbrush (1).
EP99305903A 1997-12-17 1999-07-26 A finger toothbrush Expired - Lifetime EP0985364B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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IN731BO1997 IN189823B (en) 1997-12-17 1997-12-17
GB9819653 1998-09-09

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EP0985364A2 EP0985364A2 (en) 2000-03-15
EP0985364A3 true EP0985364A3 (en) 2001-02-07
EP0985364B1 EP0985364B1 (en) 2002-01-30

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CN (1) CN1220124A (en)
BR (1) BR9802442A (en)
GB (1) GB2332367B (en)
HK (1) HK1018934A1 (en)
IN (1) IN189823B (en)
ZA (1) ZA984872B (en)

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USD494369S1 (en) 2001-04-04 2004-08-17 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Dental wipe
US7674058B2 (en) 2005-08-30 2010-03-09 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Disposable wipe with liquid storage and application system

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AU2155201A (en) 1999-11-22 2001-06-04 Dhalewadikar, Shashank Vaman Improved brushing device
US6647549B2 (en) 2000-04-06 2003-11-18 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Finger glove
GB2364900A (en) * 2000-07-27 2002-02-13 Paul Wright A finger brush
DE20103176U1 (en) * 2001-02-22 2001-06-13 Saetzler E Eberhard Dental hygiene device
DE102006023830B3 (en) * 2006-05-20 2007-10-31 Saetzler, E. Eberhard, Dr. Tooth brushing device for e.g. children, has head part engaging two different usage positions relative to gripping body and rotated around its longitudinal axis around specific degrees in one usage position relative to other position
WO2011072705A1 (en) 2009-12-17 2011-06-23 Saetzler E Eberhard Device for cleaning teeth
DE102012022996A1 (en) * 2012-11-24 2014-05-28 Robert Dieter Neeb Interdental brush has one or two brush bodies, which are arranged on finger cot, where brush bodies are connected with finger cot in form-fit, force-fit and integral manner, and finger cot is made of elastic plastic material
CN105768526A (en) * 2014-12-29 2016-07-20 邹钰 Toothbrush capable of effectively reducing tooth surface abrasion
CN106377330A (en) * 2015-07-28 2017-02-08 上海星寰投资有限公司 Oral cavity tooth cleaning product
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EP0100101A1 (en) * 1982-07-31 1984-02-08 Meili, Urs Balthasar, Dr.med.dent. Tooth cleaner
US4679274A (en) * 1985-07-24 1987-07-14 Friedman Jack C Finger manipulated oral hygiene device
DE9016366U1 (en) * 1990-12-01 1991-02-21 Kiene, Gudrun, 7030 Boeblingen, De
US5068941A (en) * 1989-07-14 1991-12-03 Dunn Gary D Finger-mounted toothbrush
WO1996016610A1 (en) * 1994-11-28 1996-06-06 Nahum Sylvain Victor Cleaning utensil for dental hygiene

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US1896941A (en) 1932-03-05 1933-02-07 Cohen Oscar Applicator

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DE1253668B (en) * 1965-05-25 1967-11-09 Lothar Schwarz Handle-less tooth and gum massage brush
EP0100101A1 (en) * 1982-07-31 1984-02-08 Meili, Urs Balthasar, Dr.med.dent. Tooth cleaner
US4679274A (en) * 1985-07-24 1987-07-14 Friedman Jack C Finger manipulated oral hygiene device
US5068941A (en) * 1989-07-14 1991-12-03 Dunn Gary D Finger-mounted toothbrush
DE9016366U1 (en) * 1990-12-01 1991-02-21 Kiene, Gudrun, 7030 Boeblingen, De
WO1996016610A1 (en) * 1994-11-28 1996-06-06 Nahum Sylvain Victor Cleaning utensil for dental hygiene

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD494369S1 (en) 2001-04-04 2004-08-17 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Dental wipe
US7674058B2 (en) 2005-08-30 2010-03-09 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Disposable wipe with liquid storage and application system

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GB2332367B (en) 1999-11-17
EP0985364B1 (en) 2002-01-30
GB9819653D0 (en) 1998-11-04
BR9802442A (en) 1999-08-31
HK1018934A1 (en) 2000-01-14
ZA984872B (en) 1999-01-04
IN189823B (en) 2003-04-26
CN1220124A (en) 1999-06-23
GB2332367A (en) 1999-06-23
EP0985364A2 (en) 2000-03-15

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