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Cover structure for enclosing a removeable fluid-dispensing reservoir between the cover and an exterior surface of a toothbrush

US8540448B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

23References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Daniel Joseph Greene · Chicago, US
Friedrich Stoeffler · Klagenfurt, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2005
Grant date	Sep 24, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61C17/225
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fluid-dispensing power toothbrush which includes a handle portion with a housing, a head portion and a fluid delivery system. The fluid delivery system includes a fluid reservoir and a fluid pump which are positioned to extend substantially along an outer surface of the housing of the handle portion. A cover member is pivotally attached to the housing and is configured to overlay and mate with a portion of the housing to form the exterior surface of a lower portion of the toothbrush when the cover member is in a closed position.

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