Toothbrush handle

• US 6,332,233 B1
• Filed: 01/27/2000
• Issued: 12/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Genevieve C. Proulx
• Original Assignee: Genevieve C. Proulx
• Inventors: Proulx, Genevieve C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Spisich, Mark
• Application Number:
  US09/498,766
• Time in Patent Office: 698 Days
• Field of Search: 151/431, 151/671, 164/30, 164/36, 814/89, D 4/104, D 4/138
• US Class Current: 15/167.1
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1066 Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures A61C17/16 takes precedence; bristles arrangements for toothbrushes A46B9/04
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/02 specially shaped for holding by the hand
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/026 Grips or handles having a nonslip section

Abstract

A toothbrush handle with defined resilient finger tip engagable areas on each of respective opposite top and bottom faces of the handle.

Claims

1. A toothbrush comprising a handle having respective top and bottom faces, a stem and a head, said head having bristles projecting therefrom, said handle having an index finger engaging defined area on each of said top and bottom faces, said defined areas being proximate the juncture of the handle and stem and a resilient member on said handle at each of said respective defined areas, depressions in said handle at positions spaced longitudinally therealong on each of said respective top and bottom faces, a resilient pad in each said depression providing finger tip engagable defined areas on the toothbrush handle and wherein said depressions are circular.

2. A toothbrush comprising:

(a) a brush head having bristles projecting therefrom;

(b) an elongate handle having a substantially rectangular cross-section, top and bottom faces extending along the length thereof and an elongate channel formed in each of said top and bottom faces;

(c) a resilient deformable strip secured to said handle and located in each of respective ones of said channels, each said strip including a plurality of substantially equally spaced indicia thereon for indicating to the user the proper placement of the fingers during use of the toothbrush; and

(d) an elongate stem aligned with the handle and interconnecting said handle with the brush head, the length of said stem being approximately equal to that of the handle and wherein the cross-sectional outline of the handle is substantially greater than that of the stem.