Motion converting mechanism

• US 3,168,834 A
• Filed: 08/29/1962
• Issued: 02/09/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles B. Smithson
• Original Assignee: Charles B. Smithson
• Inventors: Smithson, Charles B.
• Application Number:
  US04/220,238
• Time in Patent Office: 895 Days
• US Class Current: 74/23
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/3418 Rotation around the axis of the toothbrush handle
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/3445 Translation along the axis of the toothbrush handle
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/3472 with combined movements of the brush body
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 37/124 for interconverting rotary motion and reciprocating motion
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1804 Rotary to reciprocating and alternating rotary
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/18232 Crank and lever
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1824 Slidable connections

Claims

1. MOTION CONVERTING MEANS FOR USE IN A POWER DRIVEN TOOL OR THE LIKE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A ROTATABLY DRIVEN GEAR ELEMENT, A POWER TAKE-OFF MEMBER HAVING SPACED END PORTIONS, MEANS PROVIDING A SWIVEL DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN ONE OF SAID END PORTIONS AND SAID GEAR ELEMENT IN ECCENTRIC RELATION TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID GEAR ELEMENT, MEANS AXIALLY SPACED FROM SAID GEAR ELEMENT PROVIDING A SWIVEL SUPPORT FOR THE OTHER OF SAID END PORTIONS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID SWIVEL SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID OTHER END PORTION RELATIVE TO SAID AXIS DURING ROTATION OF SAID GEAR ELEMENT, AND MOVABLY SUPPORTED MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID POWER TAKE-OFF MEMBER AT AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION THEREOF BETWEEN SAID END PORTIONS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING THE RESULTANT MOTION OF SAID POWER TAKE-OFF MEMBER.