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US 2007/0174978 A1Published application
Powered Toothbrush
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsEyal Eliav, John Gatzemeyer
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Abstract
A powered toothbrush include a head containing a rotating or oscillating first bristle carrier and also containing a second bristle carrier movably connected to said head, which second bristle corer may include elastomeric walls for enhanced cleaning and may include a weakened section to permit it to at least partially collapse during a brushing motion to couture to the teeth in use for lanced cleaning.
Claims19
1-32. (canceled)
A powered toothbrush comprising:
- a handle portion having a neck formed at one end and a drive:
- a head coupled to the neck, the head including (i) a base (ii) at least one bristle portion extending outward, and (iii) a pivotal movable part;
- the pivotal movable part being mounted for movement relative to the base about an axis extending upward from the base, the movable part including (i) a platform having an upper face, and (ii) at least one elastomeric member upstanding on the upper face, each bristle portion and elastomeric member being adapted to contact teeth and gums.
The toothbrush of clam 33 wherein the movable part is coupled to the drive for movement.
A powered toothbrush comprising:
- a handle portion having a neck formed at one end and a drive mechanism;
- a head coupled to the neck, the head including (i) a base and (ii) a movable part;
- the base having a longitudinal axis and an upper surface to which the movable part is attached;
- and
- the movable part being mounted for movement relative to the base and including (i) a platform having a second upper face, (ii) at least one cleaning element extending outward from the second upper face, and (iii) a tongue extending in a direction opposite to the cleaning element for receipt in the opening in the base, the tongue including portions that extend laterally beyond the opening to hold the movable part to the head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.