US3129449A
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Toothbrush with shuttingly oscillatingly and rotatingly movable cleaning and massaging elements
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-11
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1981-09-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Cyzer Bernard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:15
CPC Classifications
A; A46; A46B; A46B7/00; A46B7/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
260 words
A TOOTHBRUSH COMPRISING A HANDLE AND A BRISTLE CARRYING HEAD; SAID HEAD FORMED OF A FIRST AND SECOND OBLONG CUP GENERALLY EXTENDING IN A FIRST DIRECTION, AND SO ASSEMBLED TO PROVIDE AN INNER SPACE BETWEEN OPPOSED SURFACES THEREOF; SAID FIRST OBLONG CUP CONTAINING CYLINDRICAL APERTURES HAVING AXES SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST DIRECTION, THROUGH WHICH A PLURALITY OF BRISTLE ASSEMBLIES PROJECT THEIR BRISTLES OUTWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID INNER SPACE; EACH OF SAID BRISTLE ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BRISTLES HELD TOGETHER AT ONE OF THEIR ENDS BY A CYLINDRICAL SLEEVE; SAID CYLINDRICAL SLEEVE HAVING A BASE TERMINATED BY A CONVEX BASE SURFACE; SAID CONVEX BASE SURFACE OPERATIVELY POSITIONED TO BE FREELY MOVABLE ABOUT THE BOTTOM OF SAID INNER SPACE; SAID BOTTOM OF SAID INNER SPACE BEING THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID SECOND OBLONG CUP; SAID CYLINDRICAL APERTURE HAVING A SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER DIAMETER THAN SAID SLEEVE TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL CLEARANCE WHEREBY SAID BRISTLE ASSEMBLY FREELY OSCILLATES ABOUT ITS RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID AXES; SAID BASE INCLUDING A PORTION EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO ITS RESPECTIVE AXIS AND DIMENSIONALLY GREATER THAN SAID INTERNAL APERTURE DIAMETER, WHEREBY SAID BASE IS KEPT WITHIN SAID INNER SPACE; AT LEAST ONE DISC BEING DISPOSED IN A HOLLOW PART OF SAID BOTTOM OF SAID INNER SPACE, FACING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID APERTURES, AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CONVEX BASE SURFACE RESTING ON SAID DISC; SAID DISC HAVING FIRST AND SECOND SURFACES COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CONVEX BASE SURFACE AND BOTTOM OF SAID INNER SPACE RESPECTIVELY, TO FACILITATE SAID OSCILLATING MOVEMENT OF SAID BASE ABOUT SAID AXIS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
260 words
A TOOTHBRUSH COMPRISING A HANDLE AND A BRISTLE CARRYING HEAD; SAID HEAD FORMED OF A FIRST AND SECOND OBLONG CUP GENERALLY EXTENDING IN A FIRST DIRECTION, AND SO ASSEMBLED TO PROVIDE AN INNER SPACE BETWEEN OPPOSED SURFACES THEREOF; SAID FIRST OBLONG CUP CONTAINING CYLINDRICAL APERTURES HAVING AXES SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST DIRECTION, THROUGH WHICH A PLURALITY OF BRISTLE ASSEMBLIES PROJECT THEIR BRISTLES OUTWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID INNER SPACE; EACH OF SAID BRISTLE ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BRISTLES HELD TOGETHER AT ONE OF THEIR ENDS BY A CYLINDRICAL SLEEVE; SAID CYLINDRICAL SLEEVE HAVING A BASE TERMINATED BY A CONVEX BASE SURFACE; SAID CONVEX BASE SURFACE OPERATIVELY POSITIONED TO BE FREELY MOVABLE ABOUT THE BOTTOM OF SAID INNER SPACE; SAID BOTTOM OF SAID INNER SPACE BEING THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID SECOND OBLONG CUP; SAID CYLINDRICAL APERTURE HAVING A SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER DIAMETER THAN SAID SLEEVE TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL CLEARANCE WHEREBY SAID BRISTLE ASSEMBLY FREELY OSCILLATES ABOUT ITS RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID AXES; SAID BASE INCLUDING A PORTION EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO ITS RESPECTIVE AXIS AND DIMENSIONALLY GREATER THAN SAID INTERNAL APERTURE DIAMETER, WHEREBY SAID BASE IS KEPT WITHIN SAID INNER SPACE; AT LEAST ONE DISC BEING DISPOSED IN A HOLLOW PART OF SAID BOTTOM OF SAID INNER SPACE, FACING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID APERTURES, AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CONVEX BASE SURFACE RESTING ON SAID DISC; SAID DISC HAVING FIRST AND SECOND SURFACES COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CONVEX BASE SURFACE AND BOTTOM OF SAID INNER SPACE RESPECTIVELY, TO FACILITATE SAID OSCILLATING MOVEMENT OF SAID BASE ABOUT SAID AXIS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-04-21 | 1967-10-21 | 1968-04-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-04-21 | 1971-10-21 | 1972-04-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-04-21 | 1975-10-21 | 1976-04-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |