Electric toothbrush

Details Electric toothbrush Electric toothbrush

1996-01-12

1998-10-20

Chin, Randall E.

Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning

Machines

Brushing

15 23, A46B 1302

Patent

active

058228217

ABSTRACT:
An electric toothbrush is disclosed which includes an elongate body defining a handle, an elongate housing extending from the body and supporting a brush head at a distal end thereof, a drive shaft rotatably mounted within the housing and connected to the brush head, a motor disposed within the body and including a rotating output shaft, and a transmission assembly adapted to convert the rotational movement of the output shaft into reciprocating rotation of the drive shaft and brush head about a common axis of rotation.

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