Toothbrush having improved tuft retention and anchor wire
First Claim
1. A toothbrush comprising:
- a handle;
a head connected to said handle and having at least one tuft hole extending into the head from a surface;
at least one tuft of bristles positioned in the tuft hole; and
a brass staple located in the tuft hole anchoring the tuft of bristles in the tuft hole, the staple having a longitudinal axis and a first major surface, wherein a plurality of substantially parallel grooves are formed into the first major surface, each of the grooves extending along a linear axis from a bottom edge of the brass staple to a top edge of the brass staple, the linear axis intersecting the longitudinal axis at an acute angle of 40 to 70 degrees.
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Abstract
An ansate implement, especially a toothbrush, having improved tuft retention and a staple for use therewith. The staple has a specially designed topography that provides reliable anchoring and creation from cost effective materials. In one embodiment, the invention is an ansate implement comprising: a handle; a head connected to said handle and having at least one hole extending into the head from a surface; at least one cleaning element positioned in the hole; and a staple located in the hole anchoring the cleaning element in the tuft hole, the staple having a longitudinal axis and a first major surface, wherein a plurality of spaced apart grooves are formed into the first major surface, each of the grooves extending along a linear axis from a bottom edge of the staple toward a top edge of the staple, the linear axis intersecting the longitudinal axis at an acute angle of 40 to 70 degrees.
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15 Claims
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1. A toothbrush comprising:
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a handle; a head connected to said handle and having at least one tuft hole extending into the head from a surface; at least one tuft of bristles positioned in the tuft hole; and a brass staple located in the tuft hole anchoring the tuft of bristles in the tuft hole, the staple having a longitudinal axis and a first major surface, wherein a plurality of substantially parallel grooves are formed into the first major surface, each of the grooves extending along a linear axis from a bottom edge of the brass staple to a top edge of the brass staple, the linear axis intersecting the longitudinal axis at an acute angle of 40 to 70 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A toothbrush comprising:
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a handle; a head connected to said handle and having at least one tuft hole extending into the head from a surface; at least one tuft of bristles positioned in the tuft hole; and a brass staple located in the tuft hole anchoring the tuft of bristles in the tuft hole, the staple having a longitudinal axis and a first major surface, wherein a plurality of substantially parallel grooves are formed into the first major surface, each of the grooves extending along a linear axis from a bottom edge of the staple to a top edge of the staple, the linear axis intersecting the longitudinal axis at an acute angle of 40 to 70 degrees; and each of the grooves having a width and adjacent grooves separated by a distance, wherein the ratio of the distance to the width is 3.0 to 4.0.
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13. An ansate implement comprising:
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a handle; a head connected to said handle and having at least one hole extending into the head from a surface; at least one cleaning element positioned in the hole; and a brass staple located in the hole anchoring the cleaning element in the hole, the staple having a longitudinal axis and a first major surface, wherein a plurality of spaced-apart grooves are formed into the first major surface, each of the grooves extending along a linear axis from a bottom edge of the staple toward a top edge of the staple, the linear axis intersecting the longitudinal axis at an acute angle of 40 to 70 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A brass staple for securing cleaning elements within an ansate implement, the staple comprising a flat wire having a longitudinal axis and a first major surface, wherein a plurality of spaced-apart grooves are formed into the first major surface, each of the grooves extending along a linear axis from a bottom edge of the flat wire toward a top edge of the flat wire, the linear axis intersecting, the longitudinal axis at an acute angle of 40 to 70 degrees.
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