Dental cleaning device

US7624467B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Hilscher · Oberursel, DE
• Hansjorg Reick · Steinbach, DE
• Armin Schwarz-Hartmann · Wendelsheim, DE
• Peter Trawinski · Weiterstadt, DE
• Martin Stratmann · Meerbusch, DE
• Wolfgang Vorbeck · Idstein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 18, 2004
• Grant date: Dec 1, 2009
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61C1/18
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A brush attachment of an electric cleaning device, the cleaning device including a coupling section to which the brush attachment can be joined. The brush section can include an open end configured to releasably attach to the coupling section of the cleaning device and an interlock canceling element configured to engage the coupling section and displace a longitudinally displaceable drive mechanism extending from the cleaning device a predetermined distance to control the operation of the cleaning device.