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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A transportation device for transferring bristles from one location to another location comprises a tube system and a baffle plate comprising conically shaped vents. The baffle plate is arranged at one end of the tube system in order to stop the movement of the bristles transported inside the tube system using airflow. Such a transportation system may be part of a device for automated production of brushes, in particular toothbrushes. A plurality of bristles can be transferred by such transportation system in order to be arranged in a pre-defined bristle pattern corresponding to a bristle field of a brush, in particular a tooth brush.