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Electric toothbrushes and packages containing same

  • US 20030221267A1
  • Filed: 05/30/2002
  • Published: 12/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An electric toothbrush comprising:

  • a body having a handle, a head, and a neck extending between said handle and said head, said body defining a hollow interior region within said body;

    at least one bristle holder disposed along said head;

    a motor, power source, and drive mechanism adapted to move said at least one bristle holder upon actuation, said motor, said power source, and said drive mechanism disposed in said hollow interior region of said body; and

    an actuator assembly adapted to activate said motor and thereby move said at least one bristle holder, said actuator assembly including;

    (i) a positionable member having an outer face accessible along an outer surface of said body of said toothbrush, said positionable member also having an oppositely directed base, said outer face having a raised region that extends outwardly from said base and which defines an aperture extending through said member from said outer face to said base, (ii) a spring member disposed within said hollow interior region of said body and proximate to said positionable member, said spring member having a first end engaged to said body of said toothbrush and a second free end opposite from said first end, (iii) a depressible member disposed in said aperture defined in said raised region of said positionable member, said depressible member having an outer end accessible along an outer surface of said body of said toothbrush and an interior end opposite from said outer end, said interior end disposed within said hollow interior region of said body, and (iv) a cam member engaged with said spring member and movable therewith, said cam member having a cam surface directed towards said base of said positionable member and said interior end of said depressible member.

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