Toothbrush with Powered Head
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorAlan Sorrentino
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A powered toothbrush includes a handle having a neck. A head is mounted to the neck and has a first surface and an opposed second surface. At least one fixed tuft block is mounted to the head in a fixed orientation and has a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly away from the first surface. A movable tuft block is flexibly connected to each fixed tuft block and has a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly away from the first surface. A drive assembly is operably connected to the movable tuft block to move the movable tuft block with respect to each fixed tuft block.
Claims21
A powered toothbrush comprising:
- a handle having a neck;
- a head mounted to the neck and having a first surface and an opposed second surface;
- at least one fixed tuft block mounted to the head in a fixed orientation and having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly away from the first surface;
- a movable tuft block flexibly connected to each fixed tuft block and having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly away from the first surface;
- a drive assembly operably connected to the movable tuft block to move the movable tuft block with respect to each fixed tuft block.
A powered toothbrush comprising:
- a handle having a neck;
- a head mounted to the neck and having a first surface and an opposed second surface;
- a first fixed tuft block mounted to the head in a fixed orientation;
- a second fixed tuft block mounted to the head in a fixed orientation and spaced from the first fixed tuft block;
- a movable tuft block flexibly connected to the first fixed tuft block and the second fixed tuft block by an elastomeric member;
- a drive assembly operably connected to the movable tuft block to move the movable tuft block in an oscillating manner with respect to the first and second fixed tuft blocks.
A powered toothbrush comprising:
- a handle having a neck;
- a head mounted to the neck and having a first surface and an opposed second surface.
- a first fixed tuft block mounted to a distal end of the head in a fixed orientation;
- a second fixed tuft block mounted to a proximate end of the head in a fixed orientation and spaced from the first tuft block;
- a movable tuft block flexibly connected to the first tuft block and the second tuft block by an elastomeric membrane and having a base portion including a slot;
- a battery mounted inside the handle;
- a motor operably connected to the battery;
- a drive shaft rotatably driven by the motor and having an offset portion that engages the slot in the movable tuft block to drive the movable tuft block in an oscillating manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.