Patent ID: 8291537
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A46B,A61C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush comprising: a handle having a longitudinal axis and including a handle wall that extends around said axis and at least partially defines a handle cavity, said handle extending longitudinally between spaced first and second ends; a vibratory source disposed within said handle cavity in longitudinally-spaced relation to said first end of said handle; a mounting element disposed within said handle cavity and including an outer mounting wall supported along said handle wall, an inner mounting wall operatively engaging said vibratory source, and first and second intermediate walls having a length and extending between said inner and outer mounting walls in a lengthwise direction that is transverse to said axis such that flexing of said first and second intermediate walls along said length thereof permits movement of suspending said inner mounting wall and said vibratory source in a direction toward said outer mounting wall; a connecting member extending longitudinally between opposing first and second member ends, said first member end fixedly connected to said vibratory source such that said connecting member projects from along said vibratory source toward said first end of said handle; a bearing surface disposed along said handle and spaced from said vibratory source toward said first end of said handle, said connecting member engaging said bearing surface such that movement of said vibratory source in a first direction along a plane of motion results in movement at said second end of said connecting member in an opposing second direction along said plane of motion; and, a cleaning head received along said first end of said handle and operatively interengaging said second end of said connecting member such that said movement in said opposing second direction along said plane of motion at said second end of said connecting member is communicated to said cleaning head and said cleaning head is thereby displaced in said opposing second direction along said plane of motion.