More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,553,604.
This application (U.S. application Ser. No. 10/820,562) is a reissue application based on U.S. application Ser. No. 09/526,679, filed Mar. 16, 2000, which previously issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,553,604. U.S. application Ser. No. 12/828,653 and U.S. application Ser. No. 12/828,667 (now abandoned) were filed on Jul. 1, 2010 as divisional applications of and claim priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 10/820,562, filed on Apr. 8, 2004. Thus, U.S. application Ser. No. 10/820,562, U.S. application Ser. No. 12/828,653, and U.S. application Ser. No. 12/828,667 (now abandoned) are all reissue applications of U.S. Pat. No. 6,553,604.
The invention relates generally to the field of oral care, and in particular to toothbrushes.
A Japanese patent document having an application number of 3-312978 discloses a toothbrush having a multiplicity of tufts of nylon bristles. In a first embodiment shown in
As shown in
The present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems set forth above. Briefly summarized, according to one aspect of the present invention, a toothbrush includes a handle, a head extending from the handle, and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements, such as tufts of bristles, extending from the head. Each tooth cleaning element is supported for rotation about primarily only one axis. Each tooth cleaning element is rotatable independent of the other tooth cleaning element(s).
By having each tooth cleaning element supported for rotation about only one axis, the problems mentioned above for the ball and socket tuft support are avoided. That is, the chances are increased that the tooth cleaning element will remain in contact with teeth during brushing and the brush will be more attractive in appearance.
Further, as each tooth cleaning element is rotatable independent of the other tooth cleaning element(s), the problem discussed above with the first Japanese embodiment is avoided. Each tooth cleaning element can achieve optimal interdental penetration without interference from rotation by another tooth cleaning element.
These and other aspects, objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood and appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and appended claims, and by reference to the accompanying drawings.
Beginning with
A second group of tooth cleaning elements 16 are secured to head 12 such that each element can independently rotate about a single axis during use of the brush. Each elements 16 can be a tuft of bristles or, alternatively, a single unitary fin made of plastic or rubber. Elements 16 are designed to penetrate in between teeth to clean the interdental spaces.
The interproximal residence time of elements 16 is significantly increased as compared to elements 14 which are rigidly fixed to head 12. An experiment was conducted in which the interproximal residence time was determined for fixed tufts at both a 0 degree (like element 14) and 16 degree forward angle, and for rotating tufts such as element 16. The tufts had an average of 40 bristles each with each bristle having a 7-mil diameter. Residence times were measured on a Single Filament Tester (SFT) with a load of 4 g/tuft at velocities between 0.5 and 10 in/s.
The graph of
With reference to
Such a molding operation would use a high flow material such as Exxon Escorene Polypropylene PP-1105, or FINA Polypropylene 3824. It is important to gate from both sides and to have very low pack pressure during the molding operation. An undercut on element 16 is preferable in order to secure bearing 18 to element 16. If bearing 18 is molded separately and then secured to element 16, an adhesive can be used in place of the undercut to secure element 16 and bearing 18 together.
An example of a specific molding operation would be to use a 90 Ton Toshiba Injection Molding Machine to mold Exxon Escorene Polypropylene PP-1105. The temperature profile is a 350 F. barrel temperature, a 350 F. rear temperature, a 405 F. front temperature and a 390 F. nozzle temperature. The mold temperature is preferably about 90 F., and a 1/16 inch nozzle should be used. Fill time is 0.25 seconds, screw forward time is 3.75 seconds, injection time is 4.00 seconds and cool time is 15 seconds. Peak hydraulic pressure is 250 psi.
Head 12 is actually made up of a top piece 22 and a bottom piece 24. Both of these pieces are created in separate molding steps with piece 22 being integrally molded with the brush handle. Element 16 is inserted through an aperture 25 in top piece 22 bearing end last to the position shown in the figures. Aperture 25 includes a bearing socket 20 which captures bearing 18. It is preferable to insert a viscous substance, such as some food-grade grease, into socket 20 to provide some resistance to rotation of element 16 to prevent the element from loosely flopping back and forth. Finally, piece 24 is fixed to piece 22 to secure bearing 18 in socket 20. Piece 24 can be secured to piece 22 by, for example, snap features (not shown) or heat welding. Alternatively, piece 24 can be injection molded into place.
An alternative manufacturing method to using two pieces 22, 24 for the head is to injection mold the entire head (and handle) about bearing 18. A higher melting temperature material would need to be used for element 16 and bearing 18 so that they are not softened/melted during injection molding of the head/handle. Element 16 can be exercised after completion of the brush by rotating the element back and forth to free it in the event some plastic from the head is interfering with rotation.
The arrangement described above allows element 16 to rotate back and forth about only one axis 26 which is preferably substantially perpendicular to a long axis of element i6. Preferably, element 16 can rotate about 30 degrees either side of vertical. The top of aperture 25 limits the amount of rotation that can be experienced by element 16. It should be noted that there is no spring force or other force which returns element 16 to a home position, so the element can end up at any one of an infinite number of positions along its 60 degree freedom of movement at the end of the brushing process.
Alternatively, bearing 18 could be made in a spherical shape. Use of such a spherical bearing would still only allow element 16 to rotate about only one axis because, as shown in
Turning to
The invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment. However, it will be appreciated that variations and modifications can be effected by a person of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.
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Parent | 09526679 | Mar 2000 | US |
Child | 10820562 | US |