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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2024
Water Pik, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert D. Wagner, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Water Pik, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an oral irrigator is disclosed. The oral irrigator may include a housing, a drive assembly positioned within the housing, a pump assembly coupled to the drive assembly and an isolator assembly coupled to at least one of the drive assembly or the pump assembly and configured to dampen vibrations generated by either or both of the drive assembly or the pump assembly. The isolator assembly includes a chassis operably coupled to a portion of at least one of the drive assembly or the pump assembly, an engagement arm coupled to and extending outwards from the chassis, and a dampener positioned between the chassis and a portion of the housing, the dampener comprising a pocket defined therein and configured to support the isolator assembly within the housing, where the engagement arm engages an engagement surface of the dampener separate from a pocket surface defining the pocket.