US2088839A - Tooth brush - Google Patents

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US2088839A
US2088839A US82072A US8207236A US2088839A US 2088839 A US2088839 A US 2088839A US 82072 A US82072 A US 82072A US 8207236 A US8207236 A US 8207236A US 2088839 A US2088839 A US 2088839A
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46BRUSHWARE
    • A46BBRUSHES
    • A46B15/00Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0055Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
    • A46B15/0075Brushes with an additional massage device
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46BRUSHWARE
    • A46BBRUSHES
    • A46B15/00Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
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    • A46B2200/1066Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures

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  • said anchor bar head and being cemented a groove formed in one side of the rubber strip, and a celluloid bar in said last mentioned groove and extending from end to end thereof, said rubher I strip,
  • - celluloid bar in said: last mentioned groove and extending from end to end thereof, said rubber strip, with the celluloid bar placed therein, being located in the groove of the head and said bar being cemented to one face of the groove in the head to anchor the rubber strip against removal, and members on the bar projecting completely through openings formed in the rubber strip and being cemented to the opposite face of the groove.

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Aug- 3, 937- D. M. QCONEY ET'AL 2,033,839
TOOTH BRUSH Filed May 27, 1936 INVENTORS. Quartet 7!: 6
BY My 1 6% ym. ATTORNEY- groove formed in one side thereof and extending substantially from end to end of the strip, and an anchor bar in the strip groove and extending from end to end of the groove, said anchor bar engaging one side of the groove in the head and being cemented thereto to secure the rubber strip against removal.
' jecting 2. The; combination with a head, said head having an elongated groove formed therein, of a rubber strip in the groove, said strip having prorubber bristles and said strip having a groove iormedin one side thereof and extending substantially from end to end of the strip, an anchor bar in the strip groove and extending from end to end of the groove, engaging one side of the groove in the head and being cemented thereto to secure the rubber strip head, said head being constructed of celluloid I against removal, and pins on the bar extending through the strip and engaging the opposite face of the groove in the thereto. v a a 3. A structure for securing a rubberst i p having rubber, bristles formed thereon comprising a andhaving an elongated groove formed therein,
said anchor bar head and being cemented a groove formed in one side of the rubber strip, and a celluloid bar in said last mentioned groove and extending from end to end thereof, said rubher I strip,
- celluloid bar in said: last mentioned groove and extending from end to end thereof, said rubber strip, with the celluloid bar placed therein, being located in the groove of the head and said bar being cemented to one face of the groove in the head to anchor the rubber strip against removal, and members on the bar projecting completely through openings formed in the rubber strip and being cemented to the opposite face of the groove.
DAVID M. CONEY.
ZACHARY T. CONEY.
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