Brush section for a powered toothbrush
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1. A brush section attachable at a proximal end thereof to a handle portion of a powered toothbrush comprising:
- a carrier provided at a distal end thereof having a first tooth care element region including a face wherein at least one tooth care element extends from said face;
a drive device for moving said first tooth care element region in a first direction along a path of motion and oscillating said carrier about a pivot axis that extends perpendicular to said face in the first tooth care element region of the carrier;
a second tooth care element region of the carrier extending longitudinally from said first tooth care element region toward said handle portion, said second tooth care element region having at least one tooth care element extending therefrom; and
wherein said first tooth care element region and said second tooth care element region move concurrently in the same first direction along said path of motion.
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Abstract
A brush section for use in a powered toothbrush, and a powered toothbrush utilizing the brush section are provided. The brush section has a generally disk shaped carrier from which extends at least one finger that has oral care elements, i.e., bristles and elastomeric cleaning members, extending outwardly therefrom to provide increased contact area between the oral care cleaning elements and oral gingival tissue for enhanced massaging thereof.
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46 Claims
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1. A brush section attachable at a proximal end thereof to a handle portion of a powered toothbrush comprising:
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a carrier provided at a distal end thereof having a first tooth care element region including a face wherein at least one tooth care element extends from said face;
a drive device for moving said first tooth care element region in a first direction along a path of motion and oscillating said carrier about a pivot axis that extends perpendicular to said face in the first tooth care element region of the carrier;
a second tooth care element region of the carrier extending longitudinally from said first tooth care element region toward said handle portion, said second tooth care element region having at least one tooth care element extending therefrom; and
wherein said first tooth care element region and said second tooth care element region move concurrently in the same first direction along said path of motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A powered toothbrush comprising:
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a handle portion; and
a brush portion attachable at a proximal end thereof to the handle portion and including;
a carrier having a first tooth care element region including a face wherein at least one tooth care element extends from said face;
a drive device for moving said first tooth care element region in a first direction along a path of motion and oscillating said carrier about a pivot axis that extends perpendicular to said face in the first tooth care element region of the carrier;
a second tooth care element region of the carrier and extending longitudinally from said first tooth care element region toward said handle portion, said second tooth care element region having at least one tooth care element extending therefrom; and
wherein said first tooth care element region and said second tooth care element region move concurrently in the same first direction along said path of motion. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A brush section attachable at a proximal end thereof to a handle portion of a powered toothbrush comprising:
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a carrier having a generally disk-shaped region wherein at least one tooth care element extends therefrom, said carrier oscillates about a first axis that extends through said generally disk-shaped region;
a drive device for driving said generally disk-shaped region in a first direction along a path of motion about said first axis;
at least one finger region of said carrier extending longitudinally from said generally disk-shaped region towards said handle portion, said at least one finger region having at least one tooth care element extending therefrom; and
wherein said at least one finger region and said generally disk-shaped region move concurrently in the same first direction along said path of motion about said first axis.
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46. A powered toothbrush comprising:
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a handle portion;
a brush portion attachable at a proximal end thereof to the handle portion and including;
a carrier having a generally disk-shaped region wherein at least one tooth care element extends therefrom, said carrier oscillates about a first axis that extends through said generally disk-shaped region;
a drive device for driving said generally disk-shaped region in a path of motion about said first axis;
at least one finger region of said carrier extending longitudinally from said generally disk-shaped region towards said handle portion, said at least one finger region having at least one tooth care element extending therefrom; and
wherein said at least one finger region moves in the same path of motion and about said first axis as said generally disk-shaped region.
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