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Electric toothbrush

US9937027B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 2013
Grant dateApr 10, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C17/222
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electric toothbrush comprises a toothbrush handle (1), a toothbrush rod (2) and a toothbrush head. The toothbrush head comprises a left-rotating hairbrush and a right-rotating hairbrush (3, 3′), which are oppositely and rotatably fixed on a toothbrush shaft (4). The right end of the toothbrush shall (4) is arranged in a shaft hole at the upper end of the toothbrush rod (2) and is axially positioned on the shaft hole through the right-rotating hairbrush (3′) and a shaft cap arranged at the right end of the toothbrush shaft (4); and the bristles of each of the left-rotating hairbrush and the right-rotating hairbrush (3, 3′) comprise an inner ring of bristles and an outer ring of bristles (6, 6′, 7, 7′).

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