Inventors:
Michael F. Roberts - Braintree MA
T. Craig Masterman - Foster City CA
Edward Hosung Park - Sharon MA
Philip J. Sweeney - Taunton MA
Mingchih M. Tseng - Hingham MA
Stephen C. Witkus - West Boylston MA
Assignee:
Gillette Canada, Inc. - Kirkland
International Classification:
A46B 904
A46B 906
Abstract:
An oral brush is provided that includes an elongated body, a head portion extending from the body, and a plurality of bristles, formed of particular thermoplastic elastomers, extending from the body. In various embodiments, the thermoplastic elastomer has a Shore A hardness of at least 30; the thermoplastic elastomer is selected from the group consisting of polyetheramides, polyesters, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefin elastomers, and mixtures thereof; and the thermoplastic elastomer has a flexural modulus of at least 5 MPa.