Tooth brush

• US 6,883,200 B1
• Filed: 05/03/2000
• Issued: 04/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Heinrich Georg Euler
• Original Assignee: Heinrich Georg Euler
• Inventors: Euler, Heinrich Georg
• Primary Examiner(s): Spisich, Mark
• Application Number:
  US09/564,106
• Time in Patent Office: 1,819 Days
• Field of Search: 151/431, 151/441, 151/45, 151/671, 151/72, 151/761, D 4/104
• US Class Current: 15/167.1
• 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 5/0062 being flexible or resilient during use
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/007 Inserts made of different material, e.g. springs, plates

Abstract

The tooth brush with a head part (12) carrying bristles (10) and with a handle part (14), the head part (12) being connected with the handle part (14) by means of a resilient device in such a way that the head part (12) is pivotable against the handle part (14), is configured in such a way that the resilient device (16) is configured as a damping element, the head part (12) being additionally resiliently connected with the handle part (14) in direction of a longitudinal axis (24) of the tooth brush.

Claims

1. A tooth brush with a head part carrying bristles and a handle part, the tooth brush having a longitudinal central axis along which the handle part and head part extend, the head part and the handle part-being interconnected in such a manner that they are pivotable relative to each other and further wherein the head part is additionally resiliently connected to the handle part in a direction of the longitudinal central axis of the tooth brush, the head member having a first elevation configured in one piece with the head part and the handle part having a second elevation configured as one piece with the handle part, the first and second elevations forming a juncture point between the head part and the handle part which is laterally spaced from the central longitudinal axis so as to provide pivoting between the head and handle parts as well as some movement of the head part toward the handle part in the direction of the central longitudinal axis, the elevations each having a free end facing the free end of the other of the elevations, the free ends being detachably hinged together to form a hinged articulation so that the head part and the handle part are pivotable against each other, and a resilient spring member being arranged in a region of the articulation between the head part and the handle part.

2. The tooth brush according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second elevations is of a flexible material.

3. The tooth brush according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second elevations has an arcuated shape.

4. The tooth brush according to claim 3, wherein the arcuated shape is in the form of a quarter circle.

5. The tooth brush according to claim 1, wherein the spring member is detachably connected to the head part and the handle part.