Patent ID: 7600284
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush assembly, comprising: a head having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly there from; a handle connected to said head and defining a longitudinal axis, said handle having a housing having an external shape, and the housing substantially enclosing an internal chamber; wherein the housing includes a recessed portion having a substantially convex outer surface, the recess portion being opposite the internal chamber; a decorative facade removably secured to the housing within the recessed portion, the decorative facade having an outer surface; wherein the decorative facade includes a substantially concave inner surface having a curvature corresponding to the outer surface of the recessed portion of the handle, and wherein the decorative facade includes a thickness corresponding to a depth of the recessed portion of the housing in a longitudinal and transverse direction; wherein a first one of the housing and the decorative facade includes at least one non-circular longitudinally-extending groove formed therein for receiving at least one mating non-circular longitudinally-extending flange member in a corresponding second one of the housing and the facade; wherein the at least one groove is received in the flange member, such that a portion of the outer surface of the facade is substantially flush with the outer surface of the handle; and wherein a portion of the facade extends outwardly in the same direction as the tooth cleaning elements such that said handle and facade together are adapted to accommodate a grip of a user.