Power operated toothbrush

• US 3,181,189 A
• Filed: 05/27/1963
• Issued: 05/04/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Isadore Leyden
• Original Assignee: Isadore Leyden
• Inventors: ISADORE LEYDEN
• Application Number:
  US04/283,392
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• US Class Current: 15/22.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/222 Brush body details, e.g. the shape thereof or connection to handle
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/32 reciprocating or oscillating
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45581 having inserted end formed by oppositely biased surface segments
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/59 Manually releaseable latch type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/606 Leaf spring

Claims

1. A POWER OPERATED TOOTHBRUSH COMPRISING, A MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN FROM A SOURCE OF POWER, A SOCKET FORMED AT ONE END OF SAID MEMBER AND HAVING AN ENTRANCE OPENING FOR RECEIVING A TOOTHBRUSH, OPPOSING OPENINGS DEFINED IN SAID SOCKET INWARDLY OF SAID ENTRANCE OPENING, A TOOTHBRUSH HAVING A FORWARD BRISTLE PORTION AND A REARWARD SHANK PORTION, SAID SHANK PORTION HAVING A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED RESILIENT ELEMENTS AND A CENTRAL ELEMENT BETWEEN SAID RESILIENT ELEMENTS, SAID CENTRAL AND RESILIENT ELEMENTS EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM SAID SHANK PORTION FOR RECEPTION WITHIN SAID SOCKET, EACH OF SAID RESILIENT ELEMENTS TERMINATING IN A LATCH PORTION FOR INSERTION INTO ONE OF SAID OPPOSING OPENINGS, AND COOPERATING MEANS PROVIDED ON SAID SOCKET AND ON SAID CENTRAL ELEMENT FOR GUIDING SAID RESILIENT ELEMENTS DURING INSERTION INTO SAID SOCKET AND FOR DISPOSING SAID LATCHES IN PREDETERMINED DISPOSITION WITHIN SAID SOCKET TO EFFECT SNAP ENGAGEMENT OF SAID LATCHES INTO SAID OPENINGS, SAID COOPERATING MEANS COMPRISING MEANS DEFINING A RECESS IN SAID SOCKET REMOTE FROM SAID ENTRANCE OPENING, SAID RECESS HAVING OPPOSING SHOULDERS AT THE ENTRANCE THEREOF, SAID CENTRAL ELEMENT EXTENDING BEYOND SAID RESILIENT ELEMENTS AND HAVING A GUIDE POST AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF ADAPTED TO ENTER SAID SOCKET RECESS, AND SAID GUIDE POST HAVING OPPOSING DETENT SHOULDERS REMOTE FROM THE FREE END THEREOF ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID RECESS SHOULDERS WHEN SAID GUIDE POST IS INSERTED INTO SAID SOCKET RECESS WHEREBY TO DISPOSE SAID LATCHES FOR SNAP ENGAGEMENT INTO SAID SOCKET OPENINGS.