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US 5,321,865 AGranted
Oral hygiene device
AssigneeTrisa Burstenfabrik AG Triengen
InventorCharles Kaeser
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Abstract
The oral hygiene device of the invention comprises an interchangeable end and a body (10) extended to take said end. The end may be either a movable one carrying a toothbrush or a fixed one (11) consisting of a nozzle designed to emit a pulsed jet of water generated by a pump fitted in the body (10). The movable end is designed to be given a linear and pivoting alternating movement by a drive mechanism (15) actuated by a motor (16) fitted inside the body (10).
Claims11
Oral hygiene mouth cleaning device having interchangeable brush and nozzle members and comprising:
- a) a housing
- b) attachment means located at a first extremity of said housing for selectively and releasably holding a first, movable, end piece (11') having a brush (12'), forming said brush member, and a second, fixed, end piece (11) forming said nozzle member,
- c) a driving rod (28) being part of said attachment means and defining a longitudinal axis and adapted for mechanical connection to the first, movable, end piece (11') when attached by said attachment means,
- d) a drive mechanism (15) including motion converting means for interconnecting an electric motor (16) and the driving rod (28) to cause said driving rod to simultaneously oscillate and reciprocate, respectively around and along said longitudinal axis of the driving rod, to provide combined rotational and rectilinear oscillation motion of said brush member, when attached by said attachment means, and
- e) a pump cooperating for receiving water from a water feeding means and for supplying a pressure pulse of water through the second, fixed, end piece (11), when attached to said housing by said attachment means, thereby to emit a stream of pulsating water, wherein
- f) said housing supports said drive mechanism and said pump therein.
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