Patent ID: 6237183
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A toothbrush with a handle (2) having a detachable brush head (4) thereon, the brush head including a bristle carrier (5) with projecting bristles (6), comprising,a longitudinal guide in a front part (3) of the handle (2), said longitudinal guide extending in the longitudinal direction (S) of the toothbrush, and wherein said brush head can be displaced along said longitudinal guide in order to be detached and exchanged,said brush head being fixed on said handle (2) against displacement in the longitudinal direction (S) by a releasable snap-action connection (16, 17, 37, 38),said snap-action connection being cooperatively associated with said handle front part and said brush head, and,said handle front part and said brush head further having centering elements with complementary wedge configurations including a centering protrusion (42) and a centering recess (22) to securely position and locate the brush head on the handle, and,wherein said longitudinal guide is formed by two laterally spaced longitudinal grooves (14, 15) and said brush head has two guide strips (34, 35) in cooperative engagement therewith.