Patent ID: 6883200
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A tooth brush with a head part carrying bristles and a handle part, the tooth brush having a longitudinal central axis along which the handle part and head part extend, the head part and the handle part-being interconnected in such a manner that they are pivotable relative to each other and further wherein the head part is additionally resiliently connected to the handle part in a direction of the longitudinal central axis of the tooth brush, the head member having a first elevation configured in one piece with the head part and the handle part having a second elevation configured as one piece with the handle part, the first and second elevations forming a juncture point between the head part and the handle part which is laterally spaced from the central longitudinal axis so as to provide pivoting between the head and handle parts as well as some movement of the head part toward the handle part in the direction of the central longitudinal axis, the elevations each having a free end facing the free end of the other of the elevations, the free ends being detachably hinged together to form a hinged articulation so that the head part and the handle part are pivotable against each other, and a resilient spring member being arranged in a region of the articulation between the head part and the handle part.