Patent ID: 8522384

Claim:
A powered toothbrush assembly, which comprises: an outer housing; a brush head and a fluid nozzle adjacent the brush head; an inner housing disposed within at least the outer housing, the inner housing including a motor, the motor in operative engagement with the brush head to impart motion to the brush head; the outer housing and the inner housing defining a chamber therebetween for accommodating a fluid; a pump mechanism disposed within the inner housing, the pump mechanism including: a pump housing having a pump inlet dimensioned to permit entry of the fluid from the chamber and a pump outlet for permitting exit of the fluid from the pump housing; a pump for imparting energy to the fluid entering the pump inlet and directing the fluid to the pump outlet; and a conduit in fluid communication with the pump outlet and the fluid nozzle for directing the fluid to the fluid nozzle for release under pressure therefrom.