Patent ID: 8316496
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush for brushing the bite surface and both sides of a tooth simultaneously, said toothbrush comprising: a longitudinally extending handle and a three brush assembly disposed at one end of said handle; said three brush assembly including a pair of spaced apart brushes disposed on generally vertical axes and adapted to engage both sides of a tooth, wherein the bristles of said pair of spaced apart brushes are: a third rotatable brush disposed between said pair of brushes and rotated about a parallel vertical axis for cleaning the bite surface of a tooth, wherein the third brush is located adjacent the upper bristles of said pair of brushes and possesses bristles oriented parallel to the parallel vertical axes and define a second length shorter than the first length and a second hardness greater than the first hardness; and means for simultaneously rotating said brushes about their respective axis while rotating said assembly of brushes through an angle of at least 180 degrees about a generally vertical axis.