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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Joseph E. Fattori, East Sandwich, MA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph E. Fattori, East Sandwich, MA (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/34 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/3472 (2013.01); A61C 17/222 (2013.01); A61C 17/3436 (2013.01); A61C 17/3481 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refill head, and a powered toothbrush including the same, wherein the refill head comprises a head portion including a movable tuft block that is rotated via operable coupling to a primary drive shaft of the handle. The head portion of the refill head is also receives vibrations from an eccentric that is operated by the primary drive shaft.