Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an electric toothbrush. The toothbrush includes a housing, an electric motor, a first transmission and a second transmission. The electric motor is connected to the housing has a motor output member for rotation about a motor output axis. The first transmission is connected to the housing, and converts rotational movement from the motor output member into rotational reciprocating movement at a first average angular speed. The second transmission is linked to the first transmission, and converts rotational reciprocating movement from the first transmission into rotational reciprocating movement at a second average angular speed about a second transmission output axis that is parallel to the motor output axis. The second transmission drives an output member to reciprocate at the second average angular speed about the second transmission output axis. A brush head is removably connectable to the output member.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush having a curved neck, a flexible shaft within the neck and a tapered head is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a powered toothbrush having a curved neck of a constant radius, a flexible shaft and tapered head is provided.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush having a curved neck and a flexible shaft within said neck is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a powered toothbrush having a curved neck of a constant radius, a flexible shaft and a clutch mechanism to disengage the flexible shaft from a drive mechanism upon overload is provided.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush to provide oral hygiene having a brush section with a first bristle carrier that is powered and driven to rotate in a first path of motion. A second bristle field including a plurality of brush elements extends from a base support of the brush section. An extension member having an end attached to the first bristle carrier and extending outwardly therefrom and at least partially into the second bristle field is also provided on the brush section whereby the extension moves upon movement of the first bristle carrier in the first path of motion to move the second bristle field in a second path of motion. The bristle fields may include a variety of elastomeric and/or non-elastomeric bristles to provide cleaning, polishing, whitening and stimulation to the teeth and gums.

Abstract: A vehicle waxing/buffing appliance capable of having a removable/repositionable secondary handle. The appliance includes at least one adaptor to receive and hold the handle installed in the outer plastic molded housing. The user may install or reposition the handle as desired to help in both the efficiency of the operation and the comfort of the user.

Abstract: The electric powered automatic bath brush and massager comprises of two main components connected by a spring core enclosed in a flexible tube. The first stationary main component is mounted on the wall and contains two electric motors, the first electric motor moves a moving block up and down along two parallel tracks in the first main component through a gear set with a belt. A rotatable brush that can be handheld is connected to the first stationary main component through a spring core enclosed within a flexible tube to a second electric motor in the first main component. The rotatable brush can also be affixed to the moving block on the first stationary main component to allow hands-free movement of the rotatable brush by the electric motor through the gear set with the belt. The two electric motors may be controlled with either a remote control or a hard-wired control switch.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush has an elongate body having a handle, a head, and a neck extending between the handle and the head. The body has an interior chamber with a motor. A shaft is operatively connected to the motor. A first movable bristle carrier is disposed on the head. The shaft is operatively connected to the first bristle carrier to impart motion thereto. The first bristle carrier has a first composite tuft formed from a plurality of closely spaced bristle tufts and a plurality of second bristle tufts. The second tufts have a height that is greater than a height of the first composite tuft. The bristles of the first composite tuft having free ends and the bristles of the second tufts having free ends.

Abstract: A toothbrush includes a handle configured to accommodate an electric power source, a head carrying a brush, and a neck between the handle and the head. The head or neck includes a mechanical motorized vibratory device, which causes the head to vibrate. Electrical connections are operably connected to the mechanical vibratory device and the electric power source to power the mechanical vibratory device via the electrical connections. In various embodiments, a switch may be operably connected to at least one of the electrical connections to interrupt power from the power source to the mechanical motorized vibratory device. In various embodiments, a vibration-damming structure dampens vibration transmission from the head to the handle.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush having a handle which houses a motor and a toothbrush member. The toothbrush member is configured for coupling with the handle. The toothbrush member has a plurality of brushes that rotate in opposite directions to enhance teeth cleaning, plaque removal and gum prophylaxis. Two separate switches are provided, one providing momentary operation and the other continuous.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush comprised of a handle and a neck; the handle containing a swing link connected to a motor and a cell cabinet; the neck also containing a crank to drive a brush head and another swing link abutted to its counterpart in the handle characterized by that a rotor being inserted to the motor shaft; a U-shape member inserted to the swing link in the handle; the U-shape member being engaged by friction due to reciprocal impact from the rotor thus to drive the swing link in the neck; and the crank further driving the brush head to execute lateral swing at an angle of thirty degrees to achieve the optimal tooth brushing effect.

Abstract: An electric, motorized toothbrush includes a switch that has an “automatic” position. The “automatic” mode provides for intermittent motorized operation, which is dependent upon application of an external force. Various embodiments allow for the force to be exerted either on the toothbrush handle, such as when it is gripped by the user, or on the brush head itself—e.g., when the brush head contacts the user's teeth. A substantially hollow housing allows for placement of battery, motor, gears, and linkages to facilitate motorized movement of the brush head.

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.

Abstract: A multi-part single-use toothbrush system includes an electric toothbrush such as a rotary electric toothbrush, a plurality of disposable toothbrush heads, some with one or more tooth-cleaning/preserving substances sufficient for a single use, and each with a connector for attachment to and detachment from the electric toothbrush, a dispenser for holding and dispensing such disposable toothbrush heads, and a plurality of sealed single use capsules each containing a brush head and one or more tooth-cleaning/preserving substances.

Abstract: An electrically-driven toothbrush has a brush holder that is arranged to rotationally vibrate and carry a number of bristles interspaced with arcuate membranes. The membranes serve to aid cleaning of the teeth and to polish the teeth surfaces during use of the toothbrush.

Abstract: In a first embodiment an electric toothbrush having a housing containing an electric motor, the motor being drivingly connected to a first brush head rotatably mounted on an end of the toothbrush remote from the motor and adjacent to at least one other rotatable brush head. In a second embodiment a packaged electric toothbrush including a “try me” facility for remotely testing the operation of the toothbrush, which “try me” feature comprises a two-sided metal strip such as aluminum foil, separated by a dielectric material, respective sides of the strip being connected at one end to respective parts used to operate the electric toothbrush and the other end of the strip being folded over and including a centrally disposed aperture onto which is a bendable metal connector such that upon bending or pressing of the connector the two sides of the strip are electrically connected together to temporarily operate the toothbrush whilst still in its packaging.

Abstract: In a power toothbrush, a brush base portion is provided at a top end of a brush attachment which is detachably engaged with a main body containing an actuator generating driving force for driving at least the brush base portion. The brush base portion can be reciprocally moved in an axial direction of the main body with a predetermined stroke and a predetermined frequency, swing around a rotation axis perpendicular to the axial direction of the main body with a predetermined swing angle and a predetermined frequency, or rotated around the rotation axis with a predetermined rotation speed. A plurality of floating base member is floatingly supported in guiding hollows formed in the brush base portion, and a brush staple is planted on each floating base member. Thus, dirt or plaque remained in interdental portion of the tooth can effectively be removed, when top ends of the brush staples contact the surfaces of the tooth.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush which has been designed for improved ergonomics and for assisting the user in using a powered brush in an improved and gentler manner. The powered toothbrush includes a handle portion having a base member at one end thereof. A neck portion extends from the other end of the handle portion with the head coupled to the neck portion. The head includes at least one bristle carrier connected to a drive shaft rotating the at least one bristle carrier in a first rotatable direction. In order to improve the ergonomics and stability of the powered toothbrush, the handle portion is formed asymmetrical about the longitudinal axis of the powered toothbrush and the base member of the handle portion is substantially flat.

Abstract: Toothbrush heads, e.g., for power toothbrushes, are provided. The toothbrush heads include a support member, a resilient member extending from the support member, and a plurality of tufts of bristles extending from the support member and at least partially surrounding the member. The resilient member may be cup-shaped, fan-shaped, or textured.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush having a handpiece, a bristle holder which is arranged on a head portion of the handpiece and is rotatable about an axis of rotation of the bristle holder, and a drive mechanism for the bristle holder. The drive mechanism includes a motor which is arranged on the handpiece, and a transmission member which transfers a driving motion from the motor to the bristle holder. A drive rocker is provided as transmission member, and is arranged to rock in multiple axes and is driven by the motor such that it approximately traverses a double conical path.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush has an electric motor (11) and a mechanical coupling arrangement to convert rotary motion of the motor into rotational oscillations of a brush head 21. The mechanical coupling includes a skewed peripheral flange (16) on a shaft (12) that is rotated by the motor. A follower (17) is constrained to move backwards and forwards in plane parallel to a longitudinal axis (A) of the toothbrush. The follower is driven backwards and forwards by the flange (16) in use. The follower is rigidly connected to a brush drive shaft (20) that is pivotable connected to the brush head (13) at one side of its rotational axis.

Abstract: A multi-part single-use toothbrush system comprises an electric toothbrush such as a rotary electric toothbrush, a plurality of disposable toothbrush heads, each with dentifrice sufficient for a single tooth brushing use, and each with a connector for attachment to and detachment from the electric toothbrush, and a dispenser for holding and dispensing such disposable toothbrush heads.

Abstract: The brush for use on a dental rotary hand piece comprises a bristle field in which the length of the bristles decreases from the external radius of the bristle field towards its center. A brush of this kind allows improved finishing, polishing, and cleaning of interdental spaces and fissures in the chewing surface.

Abstract: A head for a toothbrush including a neck and, first and second sets of one or more bristles each. The first and second sets are indirectly supported by the neck and movable relative to each other such that at least one component of this relative movement causes the bristle(s) of the first set to be raised and/or lowered relative to the bristle(s) in the second set. The first and second sets of bristles both are movable relative to the neck.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a toothbrush head universally adaptable for operation with a single-direction rotational shaft of a fist electrical toothbrush and a bi-directional swinging shaft of a second electrical toothbrush. In a preferred embodiment, the toothbrush head includes a first half-cycle gear and a second half-cycle gear for engaging a set of gears disposed on a surface of a bristle plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning device for use in the kitchen sink having a drive shaft, joint assembly, a housing and a storage rack. The drive shaft rotates about an axis of rotation which is defined by the joint assembly. The drive shaft includes an applicator for cleaning a surface. The applicator may be in the form of a sponge, pad, scourer, brush or other cleaning tool. The surface may be that of a dish, glass, piece of cutlery, cooking utensil, pot, pan or other tableware.

Abstract: A toothbrush including bristles dispersed uniformly over a base surface is disclosed. In various combinations, the bristles may be individually oriented at an included angle of less than 90 degrees with a longitudinal axis of the toothbrush, substantially all of the bristles may individually be in contact with at least one other bristle, the bristles may define an arcuate cylindrical bristle surface, and/or the bristles may be dispersed randomly within a single group.

Abstract: A brush tip for a motorized toothbrush has a first brush head and a second brush head. The second brush head encircles the first brush head. A shaft has two cranks, each engaging one of the brush heads. Continuous same-direction rotation of the shaft causes the brush heads to counter-rotate about a common axis. Distal ends of the first set of bristles on the first brush head form a circular pattern and the distal ends of the second set of bristles on the second brush head form an elliptical pattern.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush includes a housing, a brush head, and a neck extending between the housing and the brush head. The housing has a hollow interior. A movable bristle carrier is disposed on the brush head. An electric motor is disposed in the hollow interior of the housing, and the motor is operatively connected to the movable bristle carrier to impart a rotating or oscillating motion thereto. A first plurality of tufts are arranged in a first ring of the movable bristle carrier, each of the first plurality of tufts has a plurality of first bristles. A second plurality of tufts is arranged in a second ring inside of the first ring. Each of the second plurality of tufts has a plurality of second bristles, wherein at least some of the second plurality of tufts have a diameter that is greater than a diameter of at least some of the first plurality of tufts.

Abstract: An electrical dentifrice dispensing toothbrush using a replaceable bristle unit with a permanent drive head and handle is described. The replaceable bristle unit consists of a rotary bristle element and a stationary bristle element that has an opening for the flow of dentifrice material through the drive head. The bristle unit is snap-on latched to the side walls of the drive head. Opposing tabs which also function as pressure sensors on the bristle unit are pressed toward each other to release the bristle unit. A linkage is used to convert the rotation of the drive shaft to a planar oscillation that enables a compact drive head configuration. The dentifrice dispensing is accomplished by using a rotary solenoid for actuating an internal button that applies pumping pressure to the dentifrice material. As a benefit to arthritis suffers, no external squeezing action is involved.

Abstract: A bristle disk for an electric toothbrush is provided. The bristle disk has a bristle carrier and bristles arranged in tufts disposed in an outer row, a middle row and an inner row. The outer row tufts are adapted for cleaning the gingival space between the teeth and gums. The middle row tufts are adapted for cleaning the surface of the teeth. The inner row tuft is adapted for cleaning the interproximal space between the teeth.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush comprising an elongated body portion and a head including a static portion and a moving portion, a handle, and an angled shaft between the head and the handle. The moving portion rotates or reciprocates about an axis normal to a longitudinal axis of the head. The moving portion can include stiff bristles and massaging tips and the static portion can include soft bristles and massaging tips. The elongated body portion is hollow and further includes a motor in the hollow portion, which is operatively connected to the moving portion for rotating or oscillating or reciprocating the moving portion. A battery is located within the hollow section for powering the motor. A switch is operatively connected to the motor to provide momentary and continuous operation of the toothbrush. A worm gear and a pair of step gears are located in the hollow portion. The motor is operatively connected to the worm gear and the step gears are operatively connected to the worm gear and to each other.

Abstract: There are several reasons this invention is new and different. It will be manufactured with a lightweight plastic tubular handle that is about 3-3½ feet long, which will aid in the convenience and physical need of not having to bend over the bathtub for cleaning. This can also make other jobs such as washing a car, boat etc. easier by the use of detachable brushes, sponges or chamois.

Abstract: A car waxing machine with a driving handle comprises a car waxing machine and two pivotal handles. Each pivotal handle is a rod shape arm. The arm has a bent structure. Thereby, a rear section of the pivotal handle has a pivotal end and a front end thereof has an arm. By the arms of the two pivotal handles to be pivotally connected to two sides at the rear end of the car waxing machine, a structure with two arms at two sides which is rotatable for adjust the orientations of the arm is formed. Thereby, the arms are adjustable to horizontally extend to the two sides of the car waxing machine. Therefore, the user may adjust the arms to match the habits of using a car waxing machine and further forces can be uniformly applied to the machine.

Abstract: An electrically driven toothbrush has a rotatable shaft with a cam preferably at a remote end of the shaft, which fits into a slot in a bristle holder. The holder is mounted for rotation in a toothbrush head. When the shaft rotates cam describes a circle and drivingly engages the slot to cause the holder to vibrate in a first brushing motion. A second bristle holder is also driven by the shaft, for a second kind of brushing motion. The second bristle holder is driven through and engagement with a portion of the remote end and/or with one or more additional cams or cam portions included on the shaft.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush includes an elongate body having a handle portion, a head portion having a longitudinal axis, and an elongate intermediate portion disposed between the handle portion and the head portion. The head portion has a first end that is located at a position furthest from the handle portion and a second end opposite the first end that is disposed adjacent the elongate intermediate portion. The head portion has moving bristles that are disposed in a moving portion that oscillates and a static portion that extends from adjacent the moving portion to the second end of the head portion. The moving portion is disposed at the first end of the head portion and the static portion has a plurality of static bristles arranged in plurality of tufts. A motor is disposed in the handle portion and a shaft extends from the second end of the head portion to beyond the plurality of tufts of static bristles.

Abstract: A hand held cleaning tool is powered by commonly available batteries. An output shaft of the tool includes an expandable coupling, such as, for example a set of swaging cams. Torque delivery arms radiate outward from the output shaft. For example, the torque delivery arms are carried by a hub. The hub is attached to the output shaft with a pin and acts to secure a power train to a housing of the tool. The torque delivery arms are received in slots or interdental spaces associated with a cleaning head. Torque is delivered to the cleaning head with a reduced stress concentration. The cleaning tool is associated with a compact stand. The stand can be incorporated into a housing of the tool. For example, a battery compartment door can include the stand. Alternatively, the stand can be a separable item. A separable stand can accommodate a plurality of cleaning heads.

Abstract: A complex type toothbrush includes a push handle, a base, a brush seat and a rotary brush part. The push handle provides a brush handle part joining a push stem with an elongated push groove at the push stem. The base is surrounded with a base edge to form an open top base chamber and is provides a base hole. The brush seat at both ends thereof has a hair seat respectively with each hair seat being attached with brush hairs and at the middle thereof has a circular seat recess with a central brush hole. The rotary brush part provides a rotary brush head with brush hairs at the seat recess and being joined to the push stem for being rotated in a right direction or a reversed direction about an axis of the base hole during the push stem being moved forward or backward.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush to provide oral hygiene having a brush section with a first bristle carrier that is powered and driven to rotate in an oscillating manner through a prescribed angle. A second bristle carrier is pivotally connected to the first bristle carrier and also pivotally connected to the brush section. The second bristle carrier oscillates in accordance with the oscillation of the first bristle carrier in a sectorial manner. The bristle carriers may include a variety of elastomeric and non-elastomeric bristles or combinations thereof to provide cleaning, polishing, whitening and stimulating to the teeth and gums.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush is provided and includes a handle portion having a neck formed at one end and a head coupled to the neck. The head includes a base, and a first carrier that is coupled to the head and is operatively connected to a first drive for moving the first carrier in a first direction. The first carrier has bristles, elastomeric cleaning members, or a combination thereof extending outwardly therefrom. The head also includes a second carrier that is coupled to the head and includes an upstanding elastomeric element disposed along an upper surface thereof. The elastomeric element has a first end that is coupled to the head and a second end that engages the first carrier so that the movement of the first carrier in the first direction is translated into movement of the elastomeric element in a second direction.

Abstract: A brush section for use in a powered toothbrush, and a powered toothbrush utilizing the brush section are provided. The brush section has a generally disk shaped carrier from which extends at least one finger that has oral care elements, i.e., bristles and elastomeric cleaning members, extending outwardly therefrom to provide increased contact area between the oral care cleaning elements and oral gingival tissue for enhanced massaging thereof.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush is provided and includes a handle portion having a neck formed at one end and a head coupled to neck. The head includes a first carrier that is coupled to the head and is operatively connected to a first drive for moving the first carrier in a first direction. The first carrier has bristles, elastomeric cleaning members, or a combination thereof extending outwardly therefrom. The head also includes a second carrier that is coupled to the head and is in selective engagement with a protrusion extending in a recess defined by the first carrier to impart movement in a second direction. The second carrier has bristles, elastomeric cleaning members or a combination thereof extending outwardly therefrom. In an exemplary embodiment, the first carrier oscillates in a rotational direction and the second carrier moves in a direction parallel to the head.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush is provided and includes a handle portion having a neck formed at one end and a head coupled to the neck. The handle portion is adapted to receive a single battery therein in a tight fitting arrangement. The head includes a base, and one or more carriers coupled to the base. At least one of the carriers is operatively connected to a drive for moving the one or more coupled carriers in respective directions. The one or more carriers have bristles, elastomeric cleaning members, or a combination thereof extending outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush apparatus includes a longitudinal drive shaft, an in-use activated tuft block, at least a portion of which is movably associated with the apparatus, and having a bearing surface that is driven directly or indirectly by the drive shaft. The in-use activated tuft block will not oscillate until its bristles are pressed against the user's teeth in use so as to close a gap behind the bearing surface.

Abstract: 18A powered toothbrush includes a head contains a first powered bristle bearing section and a second non-powered, moving, bristle bearing section hingedly connected to and spaced apart from the balance said head, which combination of sections provides enhanced cleaning, while helping to reduce the potential harm of brushing to the soft gum tissues of the mouth.

Abstract: This oral cleansing device assembly is an oral hygiene tool, which connects to the water faucet, uses normal water pressure in the system. All electric toothbrushes use a small motor, rechargeable or alkaline battery operated.

Abstract: Electric toothbrush comprising a housed motor, which motor drives a brushing head about an oscillation axis, said head comprising bristles arranged in bristle tufts, said toothbrush comprising a longitudinal axis, said brush head comprising a transverse axis perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and passing through said longitudinal axis at said oscillation axis, characterised in that at least 50% of the bristle tufts within 45° either side of the transverse axis of the brush head when in a rest position have an average length of from 106 to 140% that of the average length of the other bristle tufts on the brush head located outside this area. The invention also provides a replaceable head therefor.

Abstract: An electrically driven toothbrush having a replaceable head section with a plug part which is engageable with a socket in its handle to connect its driveable head to its motor in the handle. The head section has a resiliently deformable end surface, and there is an engaging concavity and convexity in the respective meeting end surfaces of the plug part and the socket. The concavity and convexity engage to facilitate locking together of the head and handle. A separate replaceable head section for such a toothbrush is also provided.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush (10) is disclosed as including an electric motor (22), a shaft (56) engaged with a brush head (18), and a coupling mechanism operatively associated with the motor (22) and the shaft (56) for transmitting the motional output of the motor (22) to drive the shaft (56) to swivel about its longitudinal axis, the coupling mechanism including a reciprocating block (34) reciprocable along a straight line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft (56).

Abstract: An electric toothbrush (10, 100) is disclosed as including an electric motor (22, 122), a shaft (56, 156) engaged with a brush head (18), and a coupling mechanism operatively associated with the motor (22, 122) and the shaft (56, 156) for coupling with the motor (22, 122) to drive the shaft (56, 156) to swivel about a longitudinal axis of the shaft (56, 156), the coupling mechanism including a reciprocating block (34, 134) reciprocable along a straight line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft (56, 156).

Abstract: The block head structure of an electric toothbrush of the present invention can be slipped over and connected to a driving end on the block handle of an electric toothbrush of different style, and includes: a block head sleeve, a set of bristles, a driving axle bush and a connecting portion. The structure is characterized in that: the driving axle bush has an excavated section at the area in corresponding to the position of the driving axle; a bridge-like member is provided above the excavated section; when the driving axle is slipped into the axle hole, the inner side of the bridge-like member is elastically expanded outwardly by abutment and pressing of a driving surface on the driving axle, hence a reaction force is generated to forcedly press the driving surface. Thereby, the driving axle bush is driven by the driving axle to move the set of bristles to rotate rightwards and leftwards repeatedly.