Patent · US Expired

Toothbrush with movable head

US5481775A · kind A · utility

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10References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Chesebrough-Pond's USA, division of Conopco, Inc. · US

Inventors

James L. Gentile · Orange, US
Joseph E. Meenan · Pleasantville, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 1995
Grant date	Jan 9, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2015

Classification

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

Abstract

A toothbrush having a head which moves in an arc about the longitudinal axis of the brush in a spiral track. The brush comprises bristles, a bristle base from which the bristles extend, a panel in which the bristle base slides, a head base and a handle. The panel is attached to the head base by a hinge. The panel is curved and includes an elongated aperture which forms the track for the bristle base.

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