Brush head for toothbrush

• US 20110010882A1
• Filed: 09/24/2010
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC (The Procter & Gamble Company)
• Original Assignee: Bernhard Boland, Joseph A. Depuydt, Michael Stolper, Thomas Fritsch
• Inventors: Fritsch, Thomas, DePuydt, Joseph A., Boland, Bernhard, Stolper, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,220,097 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/167.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 15/047 power-driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/22 with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like brush bodies, e.g. arrangements of the bristles A46B
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/222 Brush body details, e.g. the shape thereof or connection to handle
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/26 driven by electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/32 reciprocating or oscillating
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/34 driven by electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/3427 Rotation around the axis perpendicular to the axis of toothbrush handle and in the plane defined by the bristle holder
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/3436 Rotation around the axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the bristle holder
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/3472 with combined movements of the brush body
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/349 with multiple brush bodies

Abstract

A toothbrush head includes a base portion having a first surface and a pivot portion having a first cleaning element holder having a second surface, wherein the second surface is superjacent the first surface. The pivot portion also includes a second cleaning element holder and a third cleaning element holder which extend longitudinally from the first element holder. The head includes a pivot element for pivotally coupling the base portion and the pivot portion.

Claims

1. A toothbrush head comprising:

a base portion having a first surface;

a pivot portion having a first cleaning element holder having a second surface, wherein the second surface is superjacent the first surface, the pivot portion further comprising a second cleaning element holder and a third cleaning element holder, the second and third cleaning element holders extending longitudinally from the first cleaning element holder; and

a pivot element pivotally coupling the base portion and the pivot portion.

2. The toothbrush head of claim 1, including:

one or more brush elements on the second cleaning element holder and on the third cleaning element holder which are inclined relative to the second surface.

3. The toothbrush head of claim 2, including:

one or more brush elements on the first cleaning element holder which are substantially perpendicular to the second surface.

4. The toothbrush head of claim 3, including:

one or more brush elements on the base portion which are substantially perpendicular to the first surface.