Patent ID: 8484793

Claim:
A toothbrush comprising: a handle having a first end and a second end; a head coupled to the first end of the handle, the head comprising a plurality of bristles; a handle cover coupled to the second end of the handle; a loudspeaker or an illumination element positioned in the handle; a power source positioned in the handle; a printed circuit board (PCB) positioned in the handle; a switch that contacts the PCB when the switch is pressed but does not contact the PCB when the switch is not pressed a control circuit configured such that contact between the switch and the PCB completes a circuit and initiates activation of the loudspeaker or the illumination element for a set period of time; the handle further defining a housing comprising: a switch holder contoured to receive and hold the switch within the handle; and a power source holder contoured to receive and hold the power source within the handle, wherein the PCB is positioned in the handle between 1) the handle cover and 2) the power source and the switch, the power source and the switch being held in place in the handle by the PCB, and further the power source is between the power source holder and the PCB and the switch is between the switch holder and the PCB.