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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2005
William F. Getgey, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lewis Ray Dyson, Milford, OH (US);
Carl R. Andry, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Gregory R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
William F. Getgey, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lewis Ray Dyson, Milford, OH (US);
Carl R. Andry, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Gregory R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
The William Getgey Company, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A motorized flosser comprising an elongated body and a flossing head secured to an end portion of the elongated body. The flossing head oscillates in an arcuate manner. A battery powered motor drives a drive mechanism which reciprocates an output drive shaft, which drive shaft is in turn connected through a flexible drive rod to a drive disc. The drive disc oscillates in a rotary arcuate motion to impart either pure rotary arcuate oscillatory motion or a combined rotary arcuate motion and translatory motion to flossing material carried by a yoke of the flossing head. The flossing head may incorporate a toothpaste holder mounted upon the flossing head or toothbrush bristles mounted upon tines of the yoke of the flossing head.