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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Vankov, Schmitten, DE;
Bernd Stein, Schmitten, DE;
Christian Stief, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Michael Machlitt, Schwalbach, DE;
Uwe Tretrop, Oberursel, DE;
Assignee:
Braun GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46D 3/00 ; A46D 3/04 ; A46D 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46D 3/00 ; A46D 3/04 ; A46D 3/08 ;
Abstract
A clamping device for restraining filament tufts in a bristle cluster includes fixed and movable clamping plates. The clamping plates have apertures that are aligned in the unloaded position and that are offset relative to each other in the loaded position. The movable clamping plates can be displaced relative to the fixed clamping plates, and each movable clamping plate secures a specific portion of the bristle cluster.