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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005

Filed:

May. 07, 2001
Applicants:

Lawrence A. Blaustein, Moreland Hills, OH (US);

John Osher, Moreland Hills, OH (US);

Douglas A. Gall, Westlake, OH (US);

John G. Chan, Beijing, CN;

K. S. Chan, Hong Kong, HK;

Ping Wang, Beijing, CN;

Inventors:

Lawrence A. Blaustein, Moreland Hills, OH (US);

John Osher, Moreland Hills, OH (US);

Douglas A. Gall, Westlake, OH (US);

John G. Chan, Beijing, CN;

K. S. Chan, Hong Kong, HK;

Ping Wang, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1734 ; A46B 1302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electric toothbrush comprising an elongated body portion and a head including a static portion and a moving portion, a handle, and an angled shaft between the head and the handle. The portion of the toothbrush containing the head is detachably connected to the portion of the toothbrush containing the handle. A shaft within the head is selectively connectable to a mating shaft within the handle by a cooperating notch and peg assembly biased into a locking position by a spring member disposed to bias the head shaft into the desired position.


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