Personal care appliance housing
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1. An electric toothbrush handle comprising:
- a housing comprising a first part and a second part; and
an electric motor contained within the housing and operably connected to a shaft extending from the housing for driving a brush;
wherein the second housing part is removably connectable to the first housing part by a manually releasable latch that opens to disconnect the second housing part from the first housing part in response to squeezing the first housing part adjacent the latch.
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Abstract
An electric toothbrush handle is disclosed that includes a housing with a first part and a second part, and an electric motor contained within the housing and operably connected to a shaft extending from the housing for driving a brush. The second housing part is removably connectable to the first housing part by a manually releasable latch that opens to disconnect the second housing part from the first housing part in response to squeezing the first housing part adjacent the latch.
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1. An electric toothbrush handle comprising:
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a housing comprising a first part and a second part; and
an electric motor contained within the housing and operably connected to a shaft extending from the housing for driving a brush;
wherein the second housing part is removably connectable to the first housing part by a manually releasable latch that opens to disconnect the second housing part from the first housing part in response to squeezing the first housing part adjacent the latch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A housing for a personal care appliance comprising:
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a housing body comprising a first housing part and a second housing part; and
a latching device positioned within the housing body and adapted to releasably connect the first housing part to the second housing part, wherein the latching device is disengagable by partially deforming the housing body. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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