Patent ID: 6918154
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush for brushing teeth within a mouth of a user, the toothbrush comprising: (a) a handle; (b) a toothbrush head portion supported by said handle; and (c) a plurality of rotatable brush assemblies mechanically linked so as to move together with said handle, said rotatable brush assemblies being deployed so as to define a plane of contact with the teeth, each of said rotatable brush assemblies including a rotary element configured to be rotatable about an axis, said rotary element having a plurality of bristles diverging from said axis, wherein said axis of a first of said plurality of rotatable brush assemblies is non parallel to said axis of a second of said plurality of rotatable brush assemblies, and wherein said plurality of bristles of said first rotatable brush assembly interlock with said plurality of bristles of said second rotatable brush assembly such that, when said rotary element of said first rotatable brush assembly is turned, said rotary element of said second rotatable brush assembly also turns.