Patent ID: 6245032
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A61C,B05B

Abstract:
A jet nozzle for a device for cleaning and care of teeth and gums, the jet nozzle comprising:a nozzle head having a discharge port from which a liquid in the form of a single jet is dischargeable; andan impeller within the nozzle head and rotary about an axis of rotation, said impeller including a one-piece rotor body made of a plastic material and having only a single bore passing therethrough and disposed at an angle to the axis of rotation, said bore being aligned with and terminating at the discharge port and defining a passage through which the liquid flows during use to the discharge port, wherein said rotor body has elongate sidewalls and a front end wall, wherein the front end wall bears against an inside surface of the nozzle head in the vicinity of the discharge port.