Toothbrush with linear and rotary fields
First Claim
1. A toothbrush comprising:
- a handle portion having a neck formed at one end; and
a head coupled to the neck, the head including a first bristle carrier coupled to the head and having a first bristle field extending outwardly therefrom, said first bristle carrier being operatively connected to a drive mechanism for moving said first bristle field in a first path of motion;
a second bristle field extending from a base support of said head; and
an extension having an end attached to said first bristle carrier and extending outwardly therefrom, not in contact with said base and at least partially into said second bristle field whereby said extension moves upon movement of said first bristle carrier to move said second bristle field in a second path of motion.
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Abstract
A powered toothbrush to provide oral hygiene having a brush section with a first bristle carrier that is powered and driven to rotate in a first path of motion. A second bristle field including a plurality of brush elements extends from a base support of the brush section. An extension member having an end attached to the first bristle carrier and extending outwardly therefrom and at least partially into the second bristle field is also provided on the brush section whereby the extension moves upon movement of the first bristle carrier in the first path of motion to move the second bristle field in a second path of motion. The bristle fields may include a variety of elastomeric and/or non-elastomeric bristles to provide cleaning, polishing, whitening and stimulation to the teeth and gums.
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28 Claims
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1. A toothbrush comprising:
- a handle portion having a neck formed at one end; and
a head coupled to the neck, the head including a first bristle carrier coupled to the head and having a first bristle field extending outwardly therefrom, said first bristle carrier being operatively connected to a drive mechanism for moving said first bristle field in a first path of motion;
a second bristle field extending from a base support of said head; and
an extension having an end attached to said first bristle carrier and extending outwardly therefrom, not in contact with said base and at least partially into said second bristle field whereby said extension moves upon movement of said first bristle carrier to move said second bristle field in a second path of motion. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- a handle portion having a neck formed at one end; and
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3. A toothbrush comprising:
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a handle portion having a neck formed at one end; and
a head coupled to the neck, the head including;
a first bristle carrier coupled to the head and operatively connected to a first drive mechanism, the first bristle carrier having a first bristle field formed thereon; and
an extension attached to said first bristle carrier and extending outwardly therefrom towards the handle portion and at least partially into a second bristle field such that movement of the first bristle carrier in a first path of motion causes the extension to contact and move brush elements that are contained within the second bristle field in a second path of motion. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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