Brush section for a powered toothbrush
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1. A brush section for a powered toothbrush having a drive device, the brush section comprising:
- a carrier having a first tooth care element region including a face and at least one tooth care element extending from said face;
the carrier further comprising a second tooth care element region extending longitudinally from said first tooth care element region, said second tooth care element region being arcuate shaped substantially downward in the direction of a neck portion and includes at least one elastomeric tooth care element extending therefrom;
wherein said first and second tooth care element regions move in the same path of motion; and
wherein said carrier is driven to oscillate about a pivot axis that extends perpendicular to said face of said first tooth care element region.
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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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24 Claims
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1. A brush section for a powered toothbrush having a drive device, the brush section comprising:
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a carrier having a first tooth care element region including a face and at least one tooth care element extending from said face; the carrier further comprising a second tooth care element region extending longitudinally from said first tooth care element region, said second tooth care element region being arcuate shaped substantially downward in the direction of a neck portion and includes at least one elastomeric tooth care element extending therefrom; wherein said first and second tooth care element regions move in the same path of motion; and wherein said carrier is driven to oscillate about a pivot axis that extends perpendicular to said face of said first tooth care element region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A powered toothbrush comprising:
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a handle having a distal end and a brush section provided at a proximal end, the brush section further comprising a carrier having a first tooth care element region including a face and at least one tooth care element extending from said face; the carrier further comprising a second tooth care element region extending longitudinally from said first tooth care element region, said second tooth care element region being arcuate shaped substantially downward in the direction of a neck portion and including at least one elastomeric tooth care element extending therefrom; wherein said first and second tooth care element regions move in the same path of motion; and wherein said carrier is driven by a drive device to oscillate about a pivot axis that extends perpendicular to said face of said first tooth care element region. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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