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Mechanical toothbrush

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-02-08
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Granted: 1964-12-15
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Expires: 1983-02-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Aymar Julian Robert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:19
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C17/00; A61C17/16; A61C17/22; A61C17/32; A61C17/34; A61C17/3409; A61C17/3472; A61C17/3418; A61C17/3445; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18056; Y10T74/18232; Y10T74/18248

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
A MECHANICAL TOOTHBRUSH COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HOLLOW CASING HAVING AN OPENING AT ONE END, SAID OPENING BEING OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CASING, A BRUSH ROD SLIDABLY SUPPORTED IN SAID CASING AND EXTENDING THROUGH AND BEYOND SAID OPENING, A CRANK PIN FIRMLY CONNECTED WITH SAID BRUSH ROD AND EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR THERETO, A GEAR HAVING A PLAIN LOWER FACE AND AN OPENING IN SAID LOWER FACE LOCATED ECCENTRICALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE CENTER OF SAID GEAR, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID GEAR IN SAID CASNG FOR ROTATION IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID CASING, SAID CRANK PIN EXTENDING INTO THE ECCENTRIC OPENING IN SAID GEAR, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID GEAR WHEREBY SAID CRANK PIN TRANSMITS RECIPROCATING AND OSCILLATING MOVEMENT TO SAID BRUSH ROD, AND A BRUSH ELEMENT CARRIED BY SAID BRUSH ROD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 137 words
A MECHANICAL TOOTHBRUSH COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HOLLOW CASING HAVING AN OPENING AT ONE END, SAID OPENING BEING OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CASING, A BRUSH ROD SLIDABLY SUPPORTED IN SAID CASING AND EXTENDING THROUGH AND BEYOND SAID OPENING, A CRANK PIN FIRMLY CONNECTED WITH SAID BRUSH ROD AND EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR THERETO, A GEAR HAVING A PLAIN LOWER FACE AND AN OPENING IN SAID LOWER FACE LOCATED ECCENTRICALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE CENTER OF SAID GEAR, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID GEAR IN SAID CASNG FOR ROTATION IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID CASING, SAID CRANK PIN EXTENDING INTO THE ECCENTRIC OPENING IN SAID GEAR, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID GEAR WHEREBY SAID CRANK PIN TRANSMITS RECIPROCATING AND OSCILLATING MOVEMENT TO SAID BRUSH ROD, AND A BRUSH ELEMENT CARRIED BY SAID BRUSH ROD.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-12-15 1968-06-15 1968-12-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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