Patent ID: 7024720

Claim:
A toothbrush comprising a handle, an elongated head mounted to said handle, said head having an outer surface, said head having a longitudinal axis, said head having a longitudinal central section disposed along said longitudinal axis, said central section comprising a plurality of longitudinally disposed segments, each of said segments being connected to an adjacent segment by a joint, said central section is flexible along said joints, cleaning elements mounted to said segments and extending outwardly from said outer surface of said head, a shelf-like protrusion extending laterally outwardly from said central section on each side of said central section, and further cleaning elements flexibly mounted to said protrusions whereby said head is flexible during use, wherein said segments are flexibly mounted for movement along said longitudinal axis to result in a caterpillar-type movement of said central section, and said further cleaning elements are movable in a direction transverse to said longitudinal axis.