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Toothbrush having a vibrating head part

  • US 6,802,097 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2002
  • Issued: 10/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a toothbrush, the improvement comprising:

  • a handle configured to accommodate an electric power source;

    a bristle-carrying head;

    a neck between the handle and the head;

    a mechanical motorized vibratory device, including a drive which causes the head to vibrate, located in at least one of the head and the neck and having an axis of rotation oriented in a substantially longitudinal direction of the portion of the toothbrush in which the device is located; and

    electrical connections operably connected to the mechanical vibratory device and operably connectable to the electric power source to power the mechanical vibratory device via the electrical connections.

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