Patent ID: 7269872
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
1. A powered toothbrush comprising: a handle with a neck and a head extending from said neck, a longitudinal centerline of the head generally extending from the neck toward a toe of the head; a moving bristle bearing section mounted to said head; and a static bristle bearing section mounted to said head and having a face, a first, second and third row of bristles disposed substantially transverse to the longitudinal centerline of the head and curving toward the toe, said first and third rows having bristles extending from said face and being splayed away from said centerline, said second row being interposed between said first and third rows, said second row bristles extending substantially perpendicularly from the face; wherein said moving section is connected to a drive structure which oscillates or rotates said moving section and said static section face has extending therefrom at least two bristles oriented at different angles to the face thereof.