TODAY’S PATENT – BRUSH HANDLE

The BRUSH HANDLE was invented by  Jeffrey S. Meessmann (Iowa City, IA), Gerald S. Szczech (Iowa City, IA), William A. Bredall (Pacifica, CA) on the 21^st of July 1998 , bearing patent number US5781958A.

The present invention relates to brush handles and more particularly to a toothbrush handle having a finger-gripping portion which is capable of deformation by the fingers of the user. The handle is formed of a semi-rigid plastic material having a pair of flanges disposed on the surface opposite that of the bristles for controlling the fixture at various points along the handle length and a softer material is formed onto that portion of the handle containing the flanges to provide a soft grip for the user.

A necessity therefore has risen to provide a two-element brush in which the flexibility over the length of the handle is controlled while maintaining a desirable thickness to the gripping portion about which the hand of the user envelopes. One of the objective of the present invention to provide a handle for a toothbrush or other such appliance which comprises a gripping surface having a finger deform able portion to present a more desirable “feel” to the user.