Patent ID: 7836537

Claim:
A toothbrush with independently mobile bristles comprising; a toothbrush body including a linear handle section connected to a head section via a neck section, the toothbrush body having a long axis there through; a plurality of individual, linear slots extending from a top surface of the head section and terminating there within, the individual slots oriented at an angle to the long axis of the toothbrush body; the head section comprising a hollow structure, including a top plate, a bottom plate, and a middle plate positioned in spaced relationship to both the top plate and bottom plate; a plurality of bristle assemblies, each including a linear bristle holder with a bristle group extending from a first end of the bristle holder, at least one bristle assembly movably positioned in each linear slot of the head section with the bristle group extending exterior to the top surface thereof; whereby placing the bristle groups of the toothbrush in contact with the teeth of an individual and movement of the toothbrush body in a first direction, parallel with the long axis thereof, causes movement of the bristle assemblies within the slots in a direction essentially perpendicular to the long axis of the toothbrush body, and movement of the toothbrush body in a second direction, opposite the first direction, causes movement of the bristle assemblies within the slots in an opposite direction, also essentially perpendicular to the long axis of the toothbrush body.