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CA2238099A1 - Dental instrument with improved grip - Google Patents

Dental instrument with improved grip

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Publication number
CA2238099A1
CA2238099A1 CA002238099A CA2238099A CA2238099A1 CA 2238099 A1 CA2238099 A1 CA 2238099A1 CA 002238099 A CA002238099 A CA 002238099A CA 2238099 A CA2238099 A CA 2238099A CA 2238099 A1 CA2238099 A1 CA 2238099A1
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
dental instrument
improved grip
grip
handle
improved
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
CA002238099A
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
CA2238099C (en
Inventor
H. Allen Achepohl
Scott H. Koepsel
Judith M. Yablong
Kevin G. Yost
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sunstar Americas Inc
Original Assignee
John O Butler Co Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by John O Butler Co Inc filed Critical John O Butler Co Inc
Publication of CA2238099A1 publication Critical patent/CA2238099A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA2238099C publication Critical patent/CA2238099C/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/02—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware specially shaped for holding by the hand
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/02—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware specially shaped for holding by the hand
    • A46B5/023—Grips or handles specially adapted for children
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures

Landscapes

  • Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
  • Brushes (AREA)

Abstract

A dental instrument having an elongated handle and a grip with a thumb-positioning concavity in front and at least one finger-positioning concavity in the back of the handle.
CA002238099A 1997-10-31 1998-05-20 Dental instrument with improved grip Expired - Fee Related CA2238099C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US96246397A 1997-10-31 1997-10-31
US08/962,463 1997-10-31

Publications (2)

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CA2238099A1 true CA2238099A1 (en) 1999-04-30
CA2238099C CA2238099C (en) 2003-09-09

Family

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CA002238099A Expired - Fee Related CA2238099C (en) 1997-10-31 1998-05-20 Dental instrument with improved grip

Country Status (2)

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CA (1) CA2238099C (en)
SE (1) SE517409C2 (en)

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1621106B1 (en) 2004-07-30 2015-08-05 Colgate-Palmolive Company Oral care implement
EP2299867B1 (en) 2008-06-20 2016-12-07 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush with visual and/or other sensory effects
US11051605B2 (en) * 2017-04-10 2021-07-06 The Gillette Company Llc Oral care implement and method for manafacturing such oral care implement
US11122882B2 (en) * 2017-04-10 2021-09-21 The Gillette Company Llc Oral care implement and method for manufacturing such oral care implement

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
MX336035B (en) 2010-11-22 2016-01-07 Braun Gmbh Toothbrush.

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1621106B1 (en) 2004-07-30 2015-08-05 Colgate-Palmolive Company Oral care implement
EP2299867B1 (en) 2008-06-20 2016-12-07 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush with visual and/or other sensory effects
US10070715B2 (en) 2008-06-20 2018-09-11 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush with visual and/or other sensory effects
US10952526B2 (en) 2008-06-20 2021-03-23 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush with visual and/or other sensory effects
US11751675B2 (en) 2008-06-20 2023-09-12 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush
US11051605B2 (en) * 2017-04-10 2021-07-06 The Gillette Company Llc Oral care implement and method for manafacturing such oral care implement
US11122882B2 (en) * 2017-04-10 2021-09-21 The Gillette Company Llc Oral care implement and method for manufacturing such oral care implement

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2238099C (en) 2003-09-09
SE9801790D0 (en) 1998-05-20
SE517409C2 (en) 2002-06-04
SE9801790L (en) 1999-05-01

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