Appeal No. 98-0606
Application 08/553,603
“formed into the desired shape” (column 2, line 20), and the
holes for the tufts 2 “can be arranged in any pattern desired
or necessary to meet the particular application” (column 2,
lines 26-27). The tufts themselves can be composed “of any
stranded material desired, available, and/or known in the art”
(column 3, lines 11-12), including synthetics, vegetable
fibers, metal wires, plastic coated wires, plastic coated
glass fibers, or combinations thereof (column 3, lines 13-20).
Wells does not disclose any specific use for the brush.
The brush of Wells is not disclosed as being a
toothbrush, as that term would be understood by one of
ordinary skill in the art when read in light of appellants’
specification. Further, in
order for the brush of Wells to be capable of being used as a
toothbrush, it would have to be sized, contoured and shaped so
as to be capable of being received in a person’s mouth, and
provided with tufts that are compatible with such use. As is
clear from the above discussion, Wells (1) pertains to a brush
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