Oral care implement

US10660733B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Norbert Schaefer · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Jörn Utsch · Eschborn, DE
• Thomas Fritsch · Eppstein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2017
• Grant date: May 26, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 24, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T74/18888
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure is concerned with an oral hygiene implement having a longitudinal axis, a carrier element mounted for driven movement, a motion transmitter that has a first end for transferring a drive force to the carrier element, which first end is provided at a position being offset from the longitudinal axis, and the motion transmitter has a second end positioned essentially on on the longitudinal axis or is arranged for being positioned essentially on the longitudinal axis during operation, wherein the motion transmitter has a first coupling part comprising the first end, which first coupling part essentially extends along a centre axis arranged at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, and a second coupling part comprising the second end, which first coupling part is fixedly connected with a first connecting portion of an elastic pivot element that allows that the first coupling part and the second coupling part can pivot with respect to each other at least in a first pivoting plane spanned by the longitudinal axis and by the centre axis, and wherein the first coupling part is made from a plastics material, including reinforced plastics materials, having a You…