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US 12,677,937 B2Granted
Electric toothbrush system
OwnerGregory Robert Bakerinventor
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Abstract
Presented is an electric toothbrush system capable of being operated in a rinsing mode to rinse the mouth with clean water, a vacuuming mode for sucking out oral gunk left in the mouth after brushing is done besides used for cleaning teeth and gums. The electric toothbrush system is configured to illuminate the interior of the mouth of the user, and is provided with the capability to decontaminate the water used for rinsing the mouth.
Claims20
An electric toothbrush system (100), comprising:
- (a) a base station (102) including
- a first portion (103) with a toothbrush mounting provision (103 a);
- and
- a second portion (104), said second portion including a first tank (104 a) with a first diaphragm pump (104 c) operationally connected thereto for dispensing water from the first tank (104 a) into a mouth of a user, and a second tank (104 b) with a second diaphragm pump (104 d) operationally connected thereto for vacuuming oral fluid after brushing and collecting into the second tank (104 b);
- (b) a toothbrush (200) including
- a toothbrush handle (201) having a proximal end and a distal end, the toothbrush handle (201) comprising a first fluid conduit (201 a), and a second fluid conduit (201 b) extending partially from the proximal end towards the distal end along the length of the toothbrush handle (201), wherein the first fluid conduit (201 a) is coupled to the first tank (104 a) using a first hose (201 c), and the second fluid conduit (201 b) is coupled to the second tank (104 b) using a second hose (201 d);
- one or more buttons (202 a-202 e) for controlling one or more functionalities of the toothbrush (200);
- a head portion (203) comprising a head (203 a) and a neck (203 b), the neck (203 b) is configured to removably couple the head portion (203) to the proximal end of the toothbrush handle (201), wherein the head portion (203) comprises a pair of fluid channels (203 c,203 d) each axially aligned to the first fluid conduit (201 a), and the second fluid conduit (201 b) of the toothbrush handle (201) when the head portion (203) is coupled to the toothbrush handle (201);
- and
- a motion-inducing assembly (204 a,204 b) comprising at least one motor (204 a) mounted on a bracket (204 b), the motion-inducing assembly (204 a,204 b) is housed within the toothbrush handle (201),
- whereby the first portion (103) of the base station (102) further includes at least:
- a first control circuitry comprising one or more microprocessors;
- a power ON/OFF button (108);
- a plurality of LED indicators (107 a-107 c) indicative of one or more operations of the toothbrush (200), and if the toothbrush is being operated with mains supply or batteries;
- and
- a decontaminator unit configured to decontaminate the water stored in the first tank (104 a) using an activation button (109).
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An electric toothbrush system (100), comprising:
- (a) a base station (102) including:
- a first portion (103) with a toothbrush mounting provision (103 a);
- and
- a second portion (104), said second portion including a first tank (104 a) with a first diaphragm pump (104 c) operationally connected thereto for dispensing water from the first tank (104 a) into a mouth of a user, and a second tank (104 b) with a second diaphragm pump (104 d) operationally connected thereto for vacuuming oral fluid after brushing and collecting into the second tank (104 b);
- (b) a toothbrush (200) including:
- a toothbrush handle (201) having a proximal end and a distal end, the toothbrush handle (201) comprising a first fluid conduit (201 a), and a second fluid conduit (201 b) extending partially from the proximal end towards the distal end along the length of the toothbrush handle (201), wherein the first fluid conduit (201 a) is coupled to the first tank (104 a) using a first hose (201 c), and the second fluid conduit (201 b) is coupled to the second tank (104 b) using a second hose (201 c);
- a head portion (203) comprising a head (203 a) and a neck (203 b), the neck (203 b) is configured to removably couple the head portion (203) to the proximal end of the toothbrush handle (201), wherein the head portion (203) comprises a pair of fluid channels (203 c,203 d) each axially aligned to the first fluid conduit (201 a), and the second fluid conduit (201 b) of the toothbrush handle (201) when the head portion (203) is coupled to the toothbrush handle (201);
- a motion-inducing assembly (204 a,204 b) comprising at least one motor (204 a) mounted on a bracket (204 b), the motion-inducing assembly (204 a,204 b) is housed within the toothbrush handle (202);
- and
- one or more buttons (202 a-202 e) for controlling one or more functionalities of the toothbrush (200), wherein the one or more buttons (202 a-202 e) for controlling one or more functionalities of the toothbrush (200) includes at least:
- (i) a first button (202 a) to turn the toothbrush (200) ON/OFF;
- (ii) a second button (202 b) to initiate the dispensing of water from the first tank (104 a) into the mouth of the user;
- (iii) a third button (202 c) to initiate vacuuming of the oral fluid from the mouth and collection into the second tank (104 b);
- and (iv) a fourth button (202 d) to light up a guide light (2031) surrounding a plurality of bristles (203 e) and a plurality of LEDs around the neck (203 a);
- and (v) a mode control button (202 e) to control one or more operating modes of the toothbrush (200) comprising a clean mode, a sensitive mode, a whitening mode, and a massage mode, wherein the one or more operating modes of the toothbrush (200) identifies different vibrational speeds of the at least one motor (204 a), and wherein the whitening mode involves turning OFF the plurality of LEDs, a guiding LED light, and switching ON a Black Light UV-A light configured in the neck (203 b).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.