Patent ID: 7392562

Claim:
A brush head for a motor-driven toothbrush, the brush head comprising a bristle support; a coupling piece connectable to a toothbrush rotary motor drive and connected to the bristle support, so as to drive the bristle support in rotation about a motion axis; and a multitude of bristles secured to, and extending from, the bristle support; wherein the bristle support comprises a bristle support base connected to be driven by the coupling piece to rotate the bristle support about the motion axis; one or more axis shafts supported by the bristle support base; and multiple discrete support segments each carrying respective bristles said support segments mounted to the bristle support base by the one or more axle shafts such that the support segments rotate with the bristle support base about the motion axis, wherein the support segments are each tiltable, relative to each other and relative to the bristle support base about said one or more axle shafts.