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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
John Geoffrey Chan, Loveland, OH (US);
Patrick William Brown, Auburn, OH (US);
Donald Clarence Fuchs, Jr., Mentor, OH (US);
Douglas Alan Gall, Strongsville, OH (US);
Trevor Leslie Jackson, Kirtland, OH (US);
Jeffrey Michael Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Mark Louis Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
John Geoffrey Chan, Loveland, OH (US);
Patrick William Brown, Auburn, OH (US);
Donald Clarence Fuchs, Jr., Mentor, OH (US);
Douglas Alan Gall, Strongsville, OH (US);
Trevor Leslie Jackson, Kirtland, OH (US);
Jeffrey Michael Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Mark Louis Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush has an elongated body including a handle, a head, and a neck extending between the handle and the head. A first bristle carrier having a plurality of bristles and a second bristle carrier having a plurality of bristles are disposed on the head and each of the first and second bristle carriers have an opening. An electric motor is operatively connected to a shaft, wherein operation of the electric motor moves the shaft in an orbital motion and wherein the shaft is operatively connected to the first and second bristle carriers to move the first and second bristle carriers.