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US 10,245,121 B2Granted
Toothbrush
OwnerSalvatore P. Dericcoinventor
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Abstract
According to an exemplary embodiment, a toothbrush having one or two heads for use in a variety of humans and animals may be shown and described. The toothbrush can have offset heads and bristle areas, include multiple curves of an arm portion to provide improved access and cleaning ability, and may be separable or combined with other toothbrush elements or components.
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A toothbrush for cleaning gums and teeth in the mouth of a human or animal, comprising:
- a handle having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a first arm disposed on the proximal end of the handle and a second arm disposed on the distal end of the handle, each arm being coplanar with a longitudinal plane of the handle, each arm extending outward from the handle in an initial direction collinear with a longitudinal axis of the handle;
- wherein the second arm comprises at least one bent portion, the at least one bent portion of the second arm extending laterally in a first lateral direction from the longitudinal axis of the handle at a second arm first angle;
- a first brush head and a second brush head, each brush head being coplanar with the longitudinal plane of the handle, the first brush head extending laterally from the longitudinal axis of the handle at a first arm angle and the second brush head extending laterally from the at least one bent portion of the second arm at a second angle different from the first arm angle, wherein the second brush head extends in a second lateral direction opposite the first lateral direction;
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- at least one bristle tuft extending laterally from each of the first brush head and the second brush head, each bristle tuft being oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the brush head.
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A toothbrush for cleaning gums and teeth in the mouth of a human or animal, comprising:
- a handle having a proximal end and a distal end;
- an arm disposed on the distal end of the handle, said arm having a cylindrical shape and substantially circular cross section, the arm being coplanar with a longitudinal plane of the handle, the arm extending outward from the handle in an initial direction collinear with a longitudinal axis of the handle;
- a brush head, the brush head being coplanar with the longitudinal plane of the handle, the brush head extending laterally from the longitudinal axis of the handle at an angle in a first lateral direction, said brush head having a substantially circular cross-section and a substantially dome-shaped end;
- a plurality of bristle tufts extending laterally from the brush head, the plurality of bristle tufts being oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the brush head, the plurality of bristle tufts comprising a plurality of bristles having a length of between 5 mm and 10 mm and extending from the brush head in a common direction and parallel with each other;
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- a connector disposed on the proximal end of the handle, the connector configured to couple the toothbrush to a second toothbrush to form a double-ended toothbrush.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.