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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2011
Anthony Kit Lun Leung, Hong Kong, CN;
Anthony Kit Lun Leung, Hong Kong, CN;
Conair Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A powered toothbrush assembly () includes an outer housing (), a brush head () and a fluid nozzle () adjacent the brush head (), an inner housing () disposed within the outer housing () and having a motor () which is in operative engagement with the brush head () to impart motion to the brush head () and a pump mechanism () disposed within the inner housing (). The outer housing () and the inner housing () define a chamber () therebetween for accommodating a fluid. The pump mechanism () includes a pump housing () having a pump inlet () dimensioned to permit entry of the fluid from the chamber () and a pump outlet () for permitting exit of the fluid from the pump housing (), a pump () for imparting energy to the fluid entering the pump inlet () and directing the fluid to the pump outlet () and a conduit () in fluid communication with the pump outlet () and the fluid nozzle () for directing the fluid to the fluid nozzle () for release under pressure therefrom.