US4275749A
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Electrically driven continuous tooth brush
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-05-14
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Granted: 1981-06-30
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Expires: 1999-05-14
Abstract
Abstract Electrically driven continuous tooth brush, characterized by the fact that it consists of an interchangeable brush of cylindrical shape, the rotation of which is driven by an electric motor having a reversable sense of rotation, contained in a handgrip type housing. The brush body is peripherally screened from the mucous membrane of the mouth by a protective cap of cylindrical surface section shape with approximately 180° angular width.
Inventors
- 👤 Celso Caroli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:48
CPC Classifications
A; A46; A46B; A46B17/00; A46B17/04; A46B11/00; A46B11/001; A61; A61C; A61C17/00; A61C17/16; A61C17/22; A61C17/24; A61C17/26; A46B2200/00; A46B2200/10; A46B2200/1066; A61C2204/00; A61C2204/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
An electric, continuously driven tooth brush comprising a handle to be grasped by a user; a hollow stem extending from said handle; a reversible electric motor housed in said handle; a rotatable shaft connected to said electric motor to be rotated thereby extending axially through said stem, said shaft having an end extending beyond said stem; an interchangeable cylindrical brush body; means for removably fixing said brush body to said end of said shaft; a protective cap for the mucous membrane and tissues of the mouth, said cap extending over said cylindrical brush body along it length and over substantially a 180° arc; and means for supporting the tooth brush when not in use with said cap and said brush body in a antiseptical solution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
An electric, continuously driven tooth brush comprising a handle to be grasped by a user; a hollow stem extending from said handle; a reversible electric motor housed in said handle; a rotatable shaft connected to said electric motor to be rotated thereby extending axially through said stem, said shaft having an end extending beyond said stem; an interchangeable cylindrical brush body; means for removably fixing said brush body to said end of said shaft; a protective cap for the mucous membrane and tissues of the mouth, said cap extending over said cylindrical brush body along it length and over substantially a 180° arc; and means for supporting the tooth brush when not in use with said cap and said brush body in a antiseptical solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electric tooth brush according to claim 1, including means for reversing the rotational direction of said motor to provide movement of the bristles from a users gums toward the extremity of the users teeth for each arch within the users mouth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
An electric tooth brush according to claim 1, wherein said means for removably fixing said brush body to said end of said shaft comprise a female tang consisting of two longitudinal opposed bodies tapered towards their inside on one of said brush body and said end, and wherein the other of these members is equipped with a corresponding male tang of a profile with eight-shape neck suitable for insertion in a resilient and forced 90° coupling between the two said female tang bodies.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
An electric tooth brush according to claim 1, wherein said means for fixing said brush body to said shaft comprise on an end of said brush body a female tang having a cavity with a C shape contour for a more than 180° sector, and wherein said shaft is equipped with a male tang, having a radial corresponding projection which can be inserted by force into said cavity, said projection being equipped with a notch along a center line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
An electric tooth brush according to claim 1, wherein said means for supporting the tooth brush with said brush body and said cap in an antiseptic solution includes a container, equipped with a base in order to be kept in a stable vertical position, said container at its upper part having a cylindrical mouth to receive the front end of said handle containing said electric motor, said mouth presenting in its initial part an inner diameter corresponding to that of said end of said handle and, extending therefrom, an axial locking tapering, the depth of said container beneath said tapering being longer than the length of said cap and said brush body so as to assure these can be completely covered by the antiseptic solution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
An electric tooth brush according to claim 1, wherein said cap forms a single body with said stem, which supports said shaft at said handle in a rotating manner, and including a tang coupling said shaft to said brush body, said tang projecting inside said cap, and forming an extension above an end of said stem.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
An electric tooth brush according to claim 1, wherein said cap is equipped with an end joint with longitudinal slits for forced insertion in an end of said stem supporting said shaft for rotation, said joint being internally equipped with a ring projection for snap release fixing in a groove in an outer surface of said stem.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
105 words
An electric, continuously driven tooth brush comprising a handle to be grasped by a user; a hollow stem extending from said handle; a reversible electric motor housed in said handle; a rotatable shaft connected to said electric motor to be rotated thereby extending axially through said stem, said shaft having an end extending beyond said stem; an interchangeable cylindrical brush body; means for removably fixing said brush body to said end of said shaft; and a protective cap for protecting the mucous membrane and tissues of the mouth, said cap extending over said cylindrical brush body along its length and over substantially a 180° arc.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
105 words
An electric, continuously driven tooth brush comprising a handle to be grasped by a user; a hollow stem extending from said handle; a reversible electric motor housed in said handle; a rotatable shaft connected to said electric motor to be rotated thereby extending axially through said stem, said shaft having an end extending beyond said stem; an interchangeable cylindrical brush body; means for removably fixing said brush body to said end of said shaft; and a protective cap for protecting the mucous membrane and tissues of the mouth, said cap extending over said cylindrical brush body along its length and over substantially a 180° arc.
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