Oral cleaning implement having a plastic staple comprising a cavity

摘要

An oral cleaning implement can be produced by stapling at least one bristle filament and/or one or more bristle tufts into a tuft hole. Staples used for said stapling may be produced from plastic material by extrusion technology. Said staples may have a cavity formed along one of its axis and optional one or more recesses at its side faces.

主权项

1. An oral cleaning implement comprising:
a head portion having a longitudinal axis and comprising one or more cleaning elements, wherein the one or more cleaning elements include at least one filament tuft having a plurality of filaments and wherein the at least one filament tuft is fastened into a tuft hole with an elongated staple having a longitudinal axis that is substantially transverse relative to the longitudinal axis of the head portion, wherein the staple includes a deformable cavity comprising a hole extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the staple and having at least one opening in the staple, wherein the deformable cavity causes the staple to be compressible crosswise relative to the longitudinal axis of the staple, and wherein the at least one filament tuft is bent around the staple in a U-shape.