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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
M+c Schiffer Gmbh, Neustadt/Wied, DE;
Maik Hundenborn, Bonn, DE;
Bernhard Josef Schmidt, Pleckhausen, DE;
Rebecca Mühle, Ransbach-Baumbach, DE;
M+C Schiffer GmbH, Neustadt/Wied, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an oral care instrument, in particular a toothbrush or a tongue cleaner, including at least one cleaning element made from a first plastic component, wherein the first plastic component contains a thermoplastic elastomer and activated carbon. The invention also relates to a method for producing an oral care instrument, in particular a toothbrush or a tongue cleaner, including the following steps: a) providing a first plastic component by adding activated carbon to a thermoplastic elastomer, and b) producing a cleaning element from the first plastic component using an injection molding method.