A method for manufacturing a toothbrush having a bristle carrier made of a thermoplastic material with a front side and a rear side is provided. At least one recess formed as a blind hole in the bristle carrier extends from the front side in the bristle carrier, and holds at least one bristle. The at least one bristle is received in a receiving opening of a tool melted to form a thickening at its attachment-side end and inserted with its attachment-side end into the recess. The thermoplastic material is heated and, by pressing the tool against the front side of the bristle carrier, is deformed such that the thermoplastic material is displaced radially inwards into the recess, at least in the region of an edge surrounding the recess, for the form-fitting sealing of the thickening, in that a projection provided radially adjacent to the recess is pressed into the thermoplastic material.

A brush product, in particular a toothbrush, having a base body with a head part with a front and a rear side, which includes a bristle carrier with a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis and a bristle field protruding therefrom, wherein the bristle field is formed by at least one group of cleaning elements; a handle part; and a neck part connecting the head part and the handle part; wherein the bristle carrier is provided with bristles which are mounted without being anchored and wherein the bristle carrier includes substantially a central support area, an upper support area, a lower support area, a right support area and a left support area, in which the groups of cleaning elements are arranged. Also, a corresponding method and tool.

A brush product, in particular a toothbrush, having a base body with a head part with a front and a rear side, which includes a bristle carrier with a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis and a bristle field protruding therefrom, wherein the bristle field is formed by at least one group of cleaning elements; a handle part; and a neck part connecting the head part and the handle part; wherein the bristle carrier is provided with bristles which are mounted without being anchored and wherein the bristle carrier includes substantially a central support area, an upper support area, a lower support area, a right support area and a left support area, in which the groups of cleaning elements are arranged. Also, a corresponding method and tool.

A brush head (32) including: a supporting portion (42) of a brush neck (40); a plurality of bristle tufts (21), each of which comprises a plurality of bristle strands having a proximal end (23) and a free end (25), wherein each of the plurality of bristle tufts comprises a proximal end head portion (26) melted into a first shape within a mold; and an elastomeric matrix (30) comprising at least a portion of the hard brush neck and the proximal end head portions, wherein the first shape of the proximal end head portion is configured to engage the elastomeric matrix such that the bristle tufts are retained within the elastomeric matrix.

A brush head (32) including: a supporting portion (42) of a brush neck (40); a plurality of bristle tufts (21), each of which comprises a plurality of bristle strands having a proximal end (23) and a free end (25), wherein each of the plurality of bristle tufts comprises a proximal end head portion (26) melted into a first shape within a mold; and an elastomeric matrix (30) comprising at least a portion of the hard brush neck and the proximal end head portions, wherein the first shape of the proximal end head portion is configured to engage the elastomeric matrix such that the bristle tufts are retained within the elastomeric matrix.

A method of manufacturing a paint brush head comprising a bundle of bristles comprising synthetic bristles and a ferrule, a paint brush head manufactured according to the method and a paint brush comprising a paint brush head, The method comprising gathering a number of bristles comprising synthetic bristles into a bundle of bristles such that the bristles are tangent to each other along their length, aligning the bristles of the bundle of bristles at a first end of the bristles obtaining a flush end surface of the bundle of bristles, arranging the first end of the bristles in the ferrule, applying a thermoplastic adhesive in the ferrule at the flush end surface, fusing the first ends of the bristles at the flush end surface together by heat into a jointed bundle of bristles, and fusing the thermoplastic adhesive in the ferrule by means of the laser to connect the thermoplastic adhesive to the jointed bundle of bristles and the ferrule.

A method of manufacturing a paint brush head comprising a bundle of bristles comprising synthetic bristles and a ferrule, a paint brush head manufactured according to the method and a paint brush comprising a paint brush head, The method comprising gathering a number of bristles comprising synthetic bristles into a bundle of bristles such that the bristles are tangent to each other along their length, aligning the bristles of the bundle of bristles at a first end of the bristles obtaining a flush end surface of the bundle of bristles, arranging the first end of the bristles in the ferrule, applying a thermoplastic adhesive in the ferrule at the flush end surface, fusing the first ends of the bristles at the flush end surface together by heat into a jointed bundle of bristles, and fusing the thermoplastic adhesive in the ferrule by means of the laser to connect the thermoplastic adhesive to the jointed bundle of bristles and the ferrule.

An oral care implement and/or a cleaning element for an oral care implement. The cleaning element may include an annular cleaning component having an inner surface defining a cavity. The annular cleaning component may be formed from a plurality of arcuate portions with each of the arcuate portions extending from a first end to a second end and terminating in a distal end. A height of each of the arcuate portions may be greater at the second end than at the first end. The plurality of arcuate portions may be arranged in a ring so that the first end of each of the arcuate portions is adjacent to the second end of another one of the arcuate portions.

The present invention is a makeup brush with a releasably connectable ferrule and handle, so that the ferrules and handles are interchangeable. The means for releasably connecting the ferrule and the handle may be, for examples, by friction fit or by the inclusion of sliding features, such as a notch and channel, such being additional methods for releasable connectivity beyond those already patented and/or developed by the inventor.

The present invention is a makeup brush with a releasably connectable ferrule and handle, so that the ferrules and handles are interchangeable. The means for releasably connecting the ferrule and the handle may be, for examples, by friction fit or by the inclusion of sliding features, such as a notch and channel, such being additional methods for releasable connectivity beyond those already patented and/or developed by the inventor.