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US 5,400,457 AGranted
Collapsible toothbrush
OwnerJames T. Ridgleyinventor
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Abstract
A toothbrush comprising a multi-section telescoping stainless steel tubular handle and rotating connector to pivotally connect a replaceable toothbrush head thereto.
Claims5
A collapsible toothbrush comprising:
- an elongated handle having first and second ends and including a plurality of elongated telescoping tubing sections slidably interfitted together;
- a plug member threadably engaged to said first end of said handle;
- a first pin projecting laterally from said plug member;
- a second pin projecting laterally from said plug member, said second pin being spaced from and substantially parallel to said first pin;
- and,
- a brush head member including a cam member projecting therefrom, said cam member having a spiral outer perimeter shape defining a flat stop plate section and an aperture extending therethrough receiving said first pin to rotatably mount said cam member of said brush head member to said plug, whereby said cam member stop plate section of said cam member engages said second pin to preclude rotation of said cam member past a predetermined position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.