Patent ID: 6487748
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A46B,Y10T

Abstract:
A toothbrush comprising:a. a base including two ends, a first end and a second end, the first end having a handle, the second end having a head attachment portion, the head attachment portion having two surfaces, an upper surface and a lower surface; b. a track located on the upper surface of the head attachment portion, the track being dove tail shaped; c. a hole, the hole being centrally located within the track; d. a removable head, the removable head including a bristle base, the bristle base having two surfaces, an upper surface and a lower surface, a plurality of bristles being located on the upper surface of the bristle base; and e. mounting means associated with the removable head for connecting the removable head to the track, the mounting means comprising: a pair of ridges, the pair of ridges being located on the lower surface of the removable head, the pair of ridges being shaped in a dove tail shaped complimentary to the dove tail shape of the track; a locking tab with two ends, a first end and a second end, the first end of the locking tab being connected to the lower surface of the removable head in between the pair of ridges; and a locking pin, the locking pin being attached to the second end of the locking tab, whereby a user would insert the pair of ridges on the removable head into the track located on the toothbrush, whereby the locking pin would connect up with the hole located in the track on the upper surface of the head attachment portion of the base of the toothbrush.