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US 6,582,224 B1Granted
Animal toothbrush
OwnerLawrence D. Lilien, Gregory Lilieninventors
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Abstract
A powered rotational toothbrush for cleaning the teeth of a dog. The toothbrush includes a battery powered handle having a rotational output shaft coupled to a cylindrical brush. The handle includes a button for initiating the rotation of the brush. A method of using the toothbrush includes rotating the brush while the dog bites down onto it.
Claims20
A method for cleaning the teeth of an animal, comprising steps of:
- inserting a brush into a mouth of an animal;
- biting on the brush by the animal;
- and
- rotating of the brush by a powered rotational drive assembly with sufficient force to maintain the rotating despite the biting by the animal.
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A method for leaning the teeth of an animal comprising:
- (a) inserting a brush into the mouth of an animal;
- and
- (b) power-rotating the brush within the mouth of the animal with sufficient force to maintain the rotating despite any biting on the brush by the animal.
A method for cleaning the teeth of an animal comprising:
- (a) providing a brush assembly comprising:
- (1) a motor having a rotating output shaft,
- (2) an elongated brush shaft coupled axially to the output shaft, and
- (3) a multitude of bristles radially extending from the brush shaft;
- (b) applying a flavoring agent to the bristles of the brush assembly;
- (c) inserting into the mouth of a domestic animal the brush shaft and bristles of the brush assembly with the flavoring agent applied;
- and
- (d) causing the motor to rotate the brush shaft and the bristles within the mouth of the animal with sufficient force to maintain the rotating despite any biting by the animal on the brush bristles and brush shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.