Patent ID: 11918429
Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A water flosser comprising:
a body comprising an engagement assembly;
a cap rotationally coupled to the body via the engagement assembly and including a user engagement surface;
a tip extending through an opening in the cap; and
a latch assembly secured to the cap by a fastener and configured to move corresponding to a movement of the cap via a rotational force applied to the user engagement surface, wherein the latch assembly is coupled to the body via the cap and includes a tip holder configured to selectively retain the tip to the cap and move the tip with the cap in response to the rotational force applied to the user engagement surface, wherein the cap, the tip, and the latch assembly are configured to rotate as a unit about a defined axis relative to the body in response to the rotational force applied to the user engagement surface while the cap is rotationally coupled to the body, wherein the engagement assembly prevents vertical movement of the cap relative to the body during rotation of the cap, the tip, and the latch assembly about the defined axis of the body.