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Electric toothbrush having spirally arranged bristles

US5173983A · kind A · utility

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5References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 1991
Grant dateDec 29, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 4, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46B2200/1066
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toothbrush includes a bristle holder rotatably mounted on an end portion of a toothbrush handle and driven by an electric motor mounted inside the handle having a plurality of bristles spirally mounted on the bristle holder operatively driven for a rotation of the bristles for rotatably brushing, piercing and removing foods accumulated on teeth surfaces, or in apertures between the neighboring teeth for effectively cleaning a user's teeth.

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