Patent ID: 6952854

Claim:
An electric toothbrush, comprising: a handle having a motor disposed therein; a head having a longitudinal axis, the head having a first bristle holder with a plurality of bristle tufts and a second bristle holder with a plurality of bristle tufts, the second bristle holder having an end portion, each of the bristle tufts of the first and second bristle holders having a base end connected to its respective bristle holder and an opposite free end; a neck disposed between the handle and the head; wherein the motor is operatively connected to the first bristle holder to oscillate the first bristle holder about a first axis passing through the first bristle holder generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the head; and wherein the motor is operatively connected to the second bristle holder to oscillate the second bristle holder about a second axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the head, wherein the base ends of the tufts of the second bristle holder move in unison and in the same direction with the free ends thereof, and wherein the second axis is at the end portion of the second bristle holder.