Inventors:
Michael Roberts - Brookfield CT, US
Thomas Masterman - Brookline MA, US
Edward Park - Sharon MA, US
Scott Batson - Wakefield MA, US
Philip Sweeney - Taunton MA, US
Mingchih Tseng - Hingham MA, US
Stephen Witkus - Grafton MA, US
International Classification:
D01D005/34
D01F001/10
US Classification:
264/172150, 264/172160, 264/172170, 264/210600, 264/210800, 264/211000
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.