Patent ID: 7225494

Claim:
An electric toothbrush, comprising: a handle having a motor disposed therein; a drive system operatively connected to said motor, said drive system comprising a shaft with a longitudinal axis and configured to reciprocate along its longitudinal axis and an arm extending from an end of the shaft in generally the same direction as the longitudinal axis of said shaft; a head having a longitudinal axis which extends in generally the same direction as the longitudinal axis of said shaft; a neck disposed between said handle and said head; a first bristle holder operatively connected to said arm to oscillate or rotate; and a second bristle holder operatively connected to said shaft to reciprocate in generally the same direction as said longitudinal axis of said head but not to rotate or oscillate; and wherein said second bristle holder comprises a row of bristle tufts oriented generally transverse to said longitudinal axis of said head.