Patent ID: 7975344

Claim:
A toothbrush head having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the lateral axis being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the lateral axis being generally parallel to a top surface, the toothbrush head further comprising: the top surface, a bottom surface, and a hole having an entrance in the top surface of the head and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein the hole has a length parallel to the lateral axis and a width parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the hole has an upper section disposed adjacent the top surface and a lower section extending to the bottom surface; one or more tooth cleaning elements extending from the top surface, each of the one or more tooth cleaning elements comprising a tooth cleaning portion, a base support, and an anchor pivot, wherein one end of the tooth cleaning portion is secured to a first end of the base support and a first end of the anchor pivot extends from a second end of the base support, wherein the anchor pivot is pivotably disposed within the hole, wherein the anchor pivot has a first portion near the first end of the anchor pivot and a second portion near the second end of the anchor pivot, wherein the first portion is smaller than the second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion each have a length parallel to the lateral axis and a width parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the lengths of the first portion and the second portion are greater than their respective widths, wherein the second portion of the anchor pivot resides in the lower section of the hole, and wherein the lower section has about the same length and width as the length and width of the second portion of the anchor pivot.