| 摘要 |
AN ANSATE IMPLEMENT, ESPECIALLY A TOOTHBRUSH (200), HAVING IMPROVED TUFT RETENTION AND A STAPLE (100) FOR USE THEREWITH. THE STAPLE (100) 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 (210) CONNECTED TO SAID HANDLE AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE HOLE (215) EXTENDING INTO THE HEAD FROM A SURFACE; AT LEAST ONE CLEANING ELEMENT (50) POSITIONED IN THE HOLE (215); AND A STAPLE (100) LOCATED IN THE HOLE (215) ANCHORING THE CLEANING ELEMENT (50) IN THE TUFT HOLE (215), THE STAPLE (100) HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND A FIRST MAJOR SURFACE (20), WHEREIN A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART GROOVES (30) ARE FORMED INTO THE FIRST MAJOR SURFACE (20), EACH OF THE GROOVES (30) EXTENDING ALONG A LINEAR AXIS FROM A BOTTOM EDGE (11) OF THE STAPLE (100) TOWARD A TOP EDGE (12) OF THE STAPLE (100), THE LINEAR AXIS INTERSECTING THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS AT AN ACUTE ANGLE OF 40 TO 70 DEGREES. |
