Patent ID: 7596827
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush providing an indication of use, comprising: a toothbrush body having a first end, an opposite second end, an inside, and an outside; a head connectable to the body and containing bristles thereon; a control circuit disposed on the inside of the toothbrush body, the control circuit providing a count of the number of uses of the toothbrush; a switch electrically connected to the control circuit and being movable between an on position which is actuated and an off position which is de-actuated; the control circuit providing a count of the number of uses of the toothbrush by the number of on positions or the number of off positions; a first display electrically connected to the control circuit displaying a digit that shows the number of uses of the toothbrush, the first display being visible from the outside of the toothbrush body; a motor connected to the head for driving the head and electrically connected to the switch for being actuated for moving the bristles when the switch is in the on position and being de-actuated for not moving the bristles when the switch is in the off position.