Small electrical appliance

US8393817B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Benedikt Heil · Diez, DE
• Hansjoerg Reick · Steinbach, DE
• Michael Stolper · Eschborn, DE
• Andreas Kramp · Bad Camberg, DE
• Norbert Schaefer · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 26, 2008
• Grant date: Mar 12, 2013
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61C17/227
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electric toothbrush is disclosed. The tootbrush includes two elements to be driven, wherein the first element is a movable brush head and the second element is a pump; an electric motor; and a device that drives the movable brush head in both directions of rotation of the electric motor and drives the pump in one direction of rotation.