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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2011
Yan Mei Ji, JiangSu, CN;
Yan Mei Ji, JiangSu, CN;
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a toothbrush () that incorporates tapered bristle filaments () in combination with tuft holes () of a reduced size, such as between 1.3 mm to 1.4 mm in diameter. In another aspect, the invention provides a toothbrush () that balances the number of tuft holes () and the number (X) of tapered bristle filaments () within each tuft hole () to achieve a unique ratio that reduces the cost of manufacture of the toothbrush () while maintaining a mouth-feel that consumers associate with a quality product. In still another aspect, the present invention provides a toothbrush () that incorporates tapered bristle filaments () and also achieves a balance between the perimeter of reduced size tuft holes () and the spacing between adjacent tuft holes () to achieve a unique ratio that reduces the cost of manufacture of the toothbrush () while maintaining a mouth-feel that consumers associate with a quality product.