Patent ID: 7430778

Claim:
A powered toothbrush having a head comprising a first member including at least one tooth cleaning element; a second member movable relative to said first member and having at least one outwardly extending tooth cleaning element, said first and second members each being movable in a first direction that extends at an angle to a longitudinal axis of said head, said first member being movable in a second direction that extends at an angle to said first direction, said second member being movable in a third direction that extends at an angle to said first direction and is substantially opposite to the second direction; a motor for imparting movement to said first and second members; a first tuft block; additional tooth cleaning elements that extend from said first tuft block and rotate relative to at least said first member; a first drive member operatively connected to said first tuft block for moving said first tuft block about an axis generally perpendicular to an exposed outer surface of said head; and a second drive member operatively connected to said first and second members for moving said first and second members relative to said exposed outer surface of said head, wherein said first and second members each form a portion of a second tuft block and wherein said second drive member comprises an eccentric cam having a cam lobe provided thereon, the eccentric cam and the cam lobe being retained in a yoke located substantially adjacent to a central lower surface of said second tuft block.