Powered Oral Care Implement

A powered oral care implement comprising:

• a handle comprising a gripping portion having a cavity that extends along a cavity axis from an open bottom end to a top end;
• a motor in the cavity adjacent to the top end of the cavity;
• a battery configured to be positioned in the cavity;
• a switch assembly located in the cavity and comprising a fixed contact element that is electrically coupled to the motor and a switch element that is electrically coupled to a second terminal of the battery, the switch element being alterable between:
• (1) a first position wherein the switch element is in contact with the fixed contact element to electrically couple the motor to the second terminal of the battery;
• and (2) a second position wherein the switch element is not in contact with the fixed contact element and the motor is not electrically coupled to the second terminal of the battery;
• a first electrical conductor element located in the cavity and comprising a first contact portion that is electrically coupled to the motor and a second contact portion;
• a second electrical conductor element located in the cavity and comprising a first contact portion that is electrically coupled to the fixed contact element and a second contact portion;
• wherein the open bottom end of the cavity is configured to be closed by an end cap, wherein the end cap is one of a non-functional end cap and a functional end cap, wherein:
• the non-functional end cap comprises a cap contact assembly that is electrically coupled to a first terminal of the battery and the second contact portion of the first electrical conductor element without being electrically coupled to the second terminal of the battery;
• and
• the functional end cap comprises a functional element and a cap contact assembly operably coupled to the functional element, the cap contact assembly comprising a first cap contact element that electrically couples the functional element to the first terminal of the battery and a second cap contact element that is in contact with the second contact portion of the second electrical conductor element to electrically couple the functional element to the second terminal of the battery when the switch element is in the first position to power the functional element.

A powered oral care implement comprising:

• a handle assembly comprising a handle comprising a gripping portion having a cavity that extends along a cavity axis from an open bottom end to a top end;
• a motor in the cavity adjacent to the top end of the cavity;
• a battery configured to be positioned in the cavity;
• a switch assembly located in the cavity and electrically coupled to a second terminal of the battery, the switch assembly being alterable between:
• (1) a closed state wherein the motor is electrically coupled to the second terminal of the battery;
• and (2) an open state wherein the motor is not electrically coupled to the second terminal of the battery;
• a first electrical conductor element located in the cavity and comprising a first contact portion that is electrically coupled to the motor and a second contact portion;
• and
• a non-functional end cap configured to close the open bottom end of the cavity, the non-functional end cap comprising:
• a cap housing comprising a sidewall and a retention element protruding radially outward form the sidewall;
• and
• a cap contact assembly coupled to the cap housing, the cap contact assembly comprising a spring contact element that is coupled to a first terminal of the battery and a first cap contact element protruding radially outward from the sidewall of the cap housing;
• and
• wherein the retention element and the first cap contact element are configured to engage the handle assembly to couple the non-functional end cap to the handle assembly, and wherein the first cap contact element is in contact with the second contact portion of the first electrical conductor element when the non-functional end cap is coupled to the handle assembly to electrically couple the motor to the first terminal of the battery.