Patent ID: 7805796

Claim:
A manual toothbrush, comprising: a handle; a toothbrush head that is mounted on the handle; bristle clusters extending along lateral edge regions of a surface on a brushing side of the toothbrush head, said bristle clusters forming a receptacle space such that at least two sides of a tooth can be simultaneously cleaned during the brushing process; a pivot bearing arranged between the toothbrush head and the handle for pivoting the toothbrush head relative to the handle during the brushing process; and a spring element arranged between the toothbrush head and the handle such that the spring element is elastically prestressed when the toothbrush head is pivoted during the brushing process, such that the toothbrush head can be moved back into its unpivoted position after the brushing process, wherein the bearing comprises a pin configured to be disposed in an opening defined by the handle, one end of the spring element being fixed to the toothbrush head and an opposite end of the spring element being supported on the handle by a stopping element, and wherein the spring element comprises a U-shaped member comprising a crosspiece connecting two limbs to one another, the crosspiece being disposed about a guide arbor disposed between the limbs, the pin disposed between the limbs at a spaced apart distance from the guide arbor, and the stopping element engaging free end regions of the limbs.