Electric toothbrushes
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1. An electric toothbrush, comprising:
- an elongated body including a handle, a head, and a neck extending between said handle and said head;
a first bristle carrier having a plurality of bristles and a second bristle carrier having a plurality of bristles, wherein said first and second bristle carriers are disposed on said head; and
an electric motor disposed in said body and operatively connected to a shaft, wherein operation of said electric motor moves said shaft in an orbital motion and wherein said shaft is operatively connected to said first and second bristle carriers to move said first and second bristle carriers.
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Abstract
An electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush has an elongated body including a handle, a head, and a neck extending between the handle and the head. A first bristle carrier having a plurality of bristles and a second bristle carrier having a plurality of bristles are disposed on the head and each of the first and second bristle carriers have an opening. An electric motor is operatively connected to a shaft, wherein operation of the electric motor moves the shaft in an orbital motion and wherein the shaft is operatively connected to the first and second bristle carriers to move the first and second bristle carriers.
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16 Claims
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1. An electric toothbrush, comprising:
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an elongated body including a handle, a head, and a neck extending between said handle and said head;
a first bristle carrier having a plurality of bristles and a second bristle carrier having a plurality of bristles, wherein said first and second bristle carriers are disposed on said head; and
an electric motor disposed in said body and operatively connected to a shaft, wherein operation of said electric motor moves said shaft in an orbital motion and wherein said shaft is operatively connected to said first and second bristle carriers to move said first and second bristle carriers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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