Patent ID: 7627923

Claim:
A toothbrush, comprising: a brushing head, with i) a first side portion ( 9 ) having a first length, ii) a second side portion ( 10 ) facing said first side portion, having a second length, iii) a planar joining portion ( 5 ), having a third length, joining a midsection of the first side portion to a midsection of the second side portion along the third length, iv) a first brushing compartment over a top surface of said joining portion and between an internal surface of said first side portion and an internal surface of said second side portion, and v) a second brushing compartment under a bottom surface of said joining portion and between the internal surface of said first side portion and the internal surface of said second side portion; flexible brushing elements extending from the internal surfaces of both the upper brushing compartment and the lower brushing compartment; and a handle mounted pivotably between i) a first position at an external surface of said first side portion and ii) an opposite, second position at an external surface of said first side portion, so that the handle swings between the first and second opposite stable positions.