Electric toothbrush attachment mechanism

A method comprising the steps of:

• providing an electric toothbrush handle that includes a main body portion that houses a motor, and a generally cylindrically shaped male attachment member extending upwardly from the main body portion,
• providing a brushing attachment that includes a main body portion that includes a hollow head and neck having a skirt with an generally circular shaped attachment opening,
• inserting the male attachment member into the attachment opening,
• engaging a retention lug on an inner surface of the neck of the brushing attachment with a retention rib on the male attachment member, thereby causing the skirt to flex outwardly, and
• seating the retention rib in a retention recess defined in the inner surface of the neck and positioned above the retention lug.

A brushing attachment for use with a toothbrush, the brushing attachment comprising:

• a main body portion that includes a hollow neck and a head, wherein the neck includes a skirt portion with a generally circular shaped attachment opening and the head includes a cleaning member opening,
• a longitudinally extending alignment rib located on an inner surface of said neck,
• a first retention recess defined in said inner surface of the neck, and
• a first retention lug disposed on the inner surface of the neck and positioned below the first retention recess.