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US 2006/0064827 A1Published application
Electric toothbrush comprising elastomer
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorJohn Chan
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Abstract
An electric toothbrush may have one or more bristle plates which have one or more elastomeric elements. The elastomeric elements may be various sizes and shapes, including a prophy cup.
Claims21
An electric toothbrush comprising:
- a handle having a motor disposed therein;
- a head having a longitudinal axis;
- a neck disposed between said handle and said head;
- a first bristle plate which oscillates or rotates about an axis of rotation;
- and
- a second bristle plate which reciprocates generally transverse to said longitudinal axis of said head, wherein said first bristle plate comprises a plurality of elastomeric elements, including a prophy cup.
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An electric toothbrush comprising:
- a handle having a motor disposed therein;
- a head having a longitudinal axis;
- a neck disposed between said handle and said head;
- a first bristle plate which oscillates or rotates about an axis of rotation;
- and
- wherein said first bristle plate comprises a prophy cup, wherein said prophy cup is surrounded by a first, second, and third group bristle tufts.
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An electric toothbrush comprising:
- a handle having a motor disposed therein;
- a head having a longitudinal axis;
- a neck disposed between said handle and said head;
- a first bristle plate which oscillates or rotates about an axis of rotation;
- and
- wherein said first bristle plate comprises a prophy cup, wherein said prophy cup is surrounded by a first ring of tufts, wherein said first ring of tufts is surrounded by a second ring of tufts, wherein said first ring of tufts is lower than said second ring of tufts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.