Patent ID: 7430780
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush comprising: a handle; a head secured to the handle, the head including a base having an upstanding wall extending from at least a portion of the base to create a frame; a membrane attached to the upstanding wall along a periphery of the membrane, the membrane including a plurality of interconnected generally circular aligned sections, each generally circular aligned section having a width extending in a transverse direction of the head, the widths of the generally circular sections progressively decreasing in size in a longitudinal direction extending from the handle to a tip of the head of the toothbrush; and a plurality of first cleaning elements disposed on the membrane in the generally circular aligned sections, the cleaning elements extending away from the head; wherein the membrane is capable of flexing to alter its original orientation during use of said toothbrush and then recovering to assume its original orientation randomly during use of said toothbrush.