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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2007
Lawrence A. Blaustein, Moreland Hills, OH (US);
Douglas A. Gall, Strongsville, OH (US);
Patrick W. Brown, Auburn, OH (US);
Lawrence A. Blaustein, Moreland Hills, OH (US);
Douglas A. Gall, Strongsville, OH (US);
Patrick W. Brown, Auburn, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush includes a handle having an electric motor, a head, and a neck extending between the handle and the head. The head has first end disposed adjacent to the neck and a second end opposite the first end. The head has a first bristle holder with a plurality of bristles disposed therein and a second bristle holder having a plurality of bristles disposed therein. The first bristle holder is located at the second end of said head. A rotating shaft is operatively connected to the electric motor and to the first moving bristle holder to reciprocate the first moving bristle holder in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the head.