Patent ID: 8707500
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush comprising: a handle made of a first material and having a first end, a second end, and an interior cavity positioned between the first end and the second end; a head at the first end of the handle; a plurality of bristles attached to the head; a light positioned in the interior cavity; a battery positioned in the interior cavity and configured to provide power to the light; a base made of a second material different from the first material, the second material being flexible, the base having a first portion attached to the second end of the handle and a second portion extending from the first portion and being movable with respect to the second end of the handle, the second portion of the base being configured to move with respect to the first portion to activate the light; a circuit positioned in the interior cavity and electrically connected to the light and the battery; and a switch positioned in the interior cavity and including an elongate rod that is separate from and unconnected to the base and that extends towards the second portion of the base such that the first portion of the base surrounds at least a portion of the elongate rod, the switch configured such that pressure applied to the second portion of the base in a direction towards the head causes the elongate rod to move in a direction towards the head and completes the circuit to cause the light to blink for a set period of time.