Powered toothbrush with complex movement
OwnerMacksoud KHANinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention comprise a powered toothbrush comprising a bristle head, an outer gear, and a plurality of bristles. Both the bristle head and the outer gear may comprise a distal end, a proximal end, and a center. The distal end of the bristle head may mate with the proximal end of the outer gear. The outer gear may rotate about a first axis of rotation. The mating between the bristle head and the outer gear may cause the bristle head to orbit the first axis of rotation via one or more bristle paths while simultaneously completing one or more rotary movements about a second axis of rotation, which may move along the bristle paths with the bristle head.
Claims15
A powered toothbrush, comprising:
- a bristle head comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a center;
- an outer gear comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a center;
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- a plurality of bristles, each bristle comprising a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal ends of the plurality of bristles are connected to the proximal end of the bristle head, and wherein the distal end of the bristle head mates with the proximal end of the outer gear,
- and wherein the outer gear rotates about a first axis of rotation, wherein the first axis of rotation runs from the distal end of the outer gear to the proximal end of the outer gear through the center of the outer gear,
- and wherein the mating between the bristle head and the outer gear causes the bristle head to orbit the first axis of rotation via one or more bristle paths while simultaneously completing one or more rotary movements about a second axis of rotation,
- wherein the second axis of rotation runs from the distal end of the bristle head to the proximal end of the bristle head through the center of the bristle head, and wherein the second axis of rotation moves along the one or more bristle paths with the bristle head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.