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US 5,471,701 AGranted
Toothbrush with ejectable head
OwnerMihai Parfenieinventor
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Abstract
A toothbrush includes a handle and a brush head removably connected to the handle. There is a spring for biasing the brush head away from the handle. A latch normally secures the brush head on the handle. There is a release mechanism for selectively releasing the latch, whereby the spring ejects the brush head away from the handle.
Claims7
A toothbrush comprising:
- a handle having a distal end;
- a brush head removably connected to the handle, the brush head having a longitudinal socket receiving the handle adjacent the distal end thereof, the socket having an inner end;
- biasing means for biasing the brush head away from the handle, the biasing means including a coil spring between the distal end of the handle and the inner end of the socket, the spring being received in a cavity in the distal end of the handle, and a rounded member connected to the spring;
- a latch securing the brush head onto the handle;
- and
- a release means for selectively releasing the latch, whereby the biasing means ejects the brush head away from the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.