Patent ID: 7322066
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
1. An electric toothbrush comprising: (a) a handle, a head, and a neck extending between said handle and said head, said handle having a hollow interior region, and said electric toothbrush having a longitudinal axis; (b) a movable bristle holder disposed on said head, said movable bristle holder having a plurality of movable bristles disposed thereon, said movable bristle holder reciprocates along said longitudinal axis of said toothbrush; (c) a motor disposed in said hollow interior region, wherein said motor is operatively connected to said movable bristle holder by a drive shaft; and (d) one or more bristles disposed in a static portion of said head, wherein motion of said drive shaft results in motion of said bristles disposed on said static portion of said head.