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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Klaus Hafemann, Essen, DE;
Assignee:
Wik Far East Ltd., North Point, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 1/300 ; A46B 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 1/300 ; A46B 7/06 ;
Abstract
An electric toothbrush includes a handle, a brush head defining a brushing plane, and a guide arrangement supported by the handle and, in turn, supporting the brush head to undergo movement along an endless path of revolution having an axis extending substantially parallel to the brushing plane such that the brushing plane is maintained in the same orientation relative to a surface of a set of teeth throughout movement of the brush head along the endless path of revolution.