Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Gmbh & Co Kg

Thomas Clos

Christoph Geiberger

Hans Kraemer

Klaus Reinbold

Wolf-Dieter Mueller

Michael Koeth

Andreas Lanvers

A toothbrush head comprising a flexible bristle carrier such as an elastomer or gel pad or flexibly linked segments, on which bristles are mounted, with a support which supports the carrier at its base near the handle and at the opposite tip part, leaving the carrier unsupported thereby in a region longitudinally between these parts, the carrier being flexible such that it can deform under the forces of toothbrushing so that both its longitudinal and widthways sections become distorted. Preferably the support is also flexible.

Toothbrush

A toothbrush head having elastomeric oral hygiene parts in the form of elastomeric strips aligned non-perpendicular to the length direction of the head. Preferably adjacent pairs of strips are linked to form a strip of 'V' cross section. Preferably the head comprises flexibly linked segments and is flexibly linked to the toothbrush handle.

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Neustadt, Germany

Thomas Clos