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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Evan Dak Wah Dengler, Seattle, WA (US);
Bart Johannes Massee, Kirkland, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A brush head () including: a supporting portion () of a brush neck (); a plurality of bristle tufts (), each of which comprises a plurality of bristle strands having a proximal end () and a free end (), wherein each of the plurality of bristle tufts comprises a proximal end head portion () melted into a first shape within a mold; and an elastomeric matrix () comprising at least a portion of the hard brush neck and the proximal end head portions, wherein the first shape of the proximal end head portion is configured to engage the elastomeric matrix such that the bristle tufts are retained within the elastomeric matrix.