Patent ID: 6775875
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A toothbrush, comprisinga hollow handle, an applicator section, including a head and a neck, the head including a track that is pivotally mounted to a lower portion of the head, bristles sitting on a bed, the bed slidably engageable to said track, a shaft having a first end and a second end, the second end being nearer to the applicator section than the first end, the shaft running through the hollow handle and the neck of the applicator longitudinally, the shaft having a knob extending out of the handle so as to be accessible to a user, the second end of the shaft having gearing so that turning the knob rotates the track out of the longitudinal axis of the head to an open position, wherein in the open position the bed and bristles can be slidably removed from the track and replaced with a new bed and bristles and wherein when the track is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the head, the bed riding on the track locks into a tip of the head.