Patent ID: 7725981

Claim:
A toothbrush comprising; a handle; a head connected to said handle, said head having a body portion, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of separate cleaning areas located along the longitudinal axis; wherein a distal-most cleaning area and a proximal-most cleaning area are comprised of fixed bases that are non-movable with respect to the body portion, at least one cleaning element extending outwardly from each of the bases; at least one of said cleaning areas located between the distal-most and proximal-most cleaning areas comprising a flexible pod that is movable with respect to the body portion, a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from the pod; wherein the pod is formed by a columnar beam connected to and extending from the body portion of the head along an axis substantially normal to the longitudinal axis, the columnar beam enclosed in an elastic material; wherein the columnar beam is bendable from an initial position. the elastic material returning the columnar beam to the initial position; the cleaning areas separated from each other by a channel extending transversely across the head; and wherein the pod terminates in a bristle carrying surface and the bases terminate in cleaning element carrying surfaces, and wherein the bristle carrying surface and the cleaning element carrying surfaces transversely extend the substantial entirety of the width of the head.