Electric toothbrush attachment

• US 6,490,747 B1
• Filed: 03/20/2000
• Issued: 12/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Maged Metwally
• Original Assignee: Maged Metwally
• Inventors: Metwally, Maged
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Randall E.
• Application Number:
  US09/528,570
• Time in Patent Office: 995 Days
• Field of Search: 15/221, 152/072, 151/671, 15/23, 15/28, 132/321, 132/322, 132/329
• US Class Current: 15/22.1
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1066 Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures A61C17/16 takes precedence; bristles arrangements for toothbrushes A46B9/04
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/028 Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone
• CPC Class Codes: A46D 1/00 Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles making artificial bristles D01D, D01F
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/222 Brush body details, e.g. the shape thereof or connection to handle

Abstract

A electric toothbrush attachment consisting of a miswaak element. The attachment is positioned to rotate at ninety degrees from the rotation of the arm. This motion results in a circular movement of the brush element against the surfaces of the teeth. The brush element is mounted on a disk which rotates in response to rotation of arm. The brush element may be fixed to the disk by adhesive. The brush element has a conical shaped end is left in water to provide soft bristles upon use.

Claims

1. In a toothbrush having a handle portion, an arm connected at one end to said handle portion and carrying a solid brush element on the other end, said solid brush element composed of wood fibers, said solid brush element oriented on said arm with said wood fibers normal to said arm, wherein said toothbrush is an electric toothbrush, said handle portion containing an electro mechanical power means for imparting a repetitious movement, said power means connected through said arm to said solid brush element, and said power means translating said repetitious movement to said solid brush element whereby the movement of said solid brush element against the teeth results in separation of said wood fibers and the formation wood fiber bristles.

2. In an electric toothbrush as claimed in claim 1, said solid brush element having a base and a working surface, said base connected to said arm, said wood fibers of said solid element extending from said base to said working surface.

3. In an electric toothbrush as claimed in claim 2, said solid brush element having a depression in said working surface.

4. In an electric toothbrush as claimed in claim 3, said base of said solid brush element adhered to said arm.

5. In an electric toothbrush as claimed in claim 3, said other end of said arm having a plastic portion, said base of said solid brush element molded into said plastic of said arm.