Patent ID: 6233773
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A combination motorized tooth brush and gum cleaning device comprised of a fluid pump and pump housing, a water reservoir, a hollow toothbrush handle having within it a D.C. motor, a gear train assembly terminating in an oscillating shaft, a replaceable removable brush head assembly capable of fitting onto the top of said brush handle, said brush head assembly also containing a hollow tubular portion capable of carrying fluid to the center most portion of the bristle portion of the brush head, said brush handle connected to said pump housing by a hollow, flexible tube capable of carrying a fluid such as water from said pump to said brush handle and head assembly, said flexible tube also carrying two pairs of sheathed wires, one said pair connected from a power source located in said pump housing to a switch located in said brush handle for the purpose of turning on and off said D.C. motor, the other said pair of wires being connected from said power source to a second switch located in said handle for the purpose of turning on and off said pump.