| BRUSHPOINT INNOVATIONS INC. Patent applications |
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| 20120021382 | ACCESSORY HEAD FOR A POWERED TOOTHBRUSH AND TOOTHBRUSH INCORPORATING THE SAME - A replaceable accessory head for a powered toothbrush. The user selects one of a plurality of dental care accessory assemblies for flossing, brushing teeth, or for stimulating the gums. That assembly is engaged with the head which in turn is engaged with the handle and is locked thereto. This locking motion also causes the assembly to become locked to the head and the assembly may then be used for its intended purpose. A vibratory mechanism in the handle is activated causing vibration in the accessory assembly and thus improving the flossing, brushing or gum stimulation motions. When the assembly is worn out or when a different dental hygiene task is to be undertaken, the user detaches the head from the handle, thereby simultaneously unlocking the accessory assembly from the head. The assembly is then disengaged and is replaced by a different accessory assembly. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20090019650 | POWERED TOOTHBRUSH WITH FLEXIBLE HEAD - A toothbrush having a head with at least two movable members. The members flex inwardly and outwardly away from each other in a direction that is substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the brush handle. Force is transferred from one movable member to another to aid in this relative movement. Bristles extending from both movable members are brought into contact with the surface of teeth so that the tips are disposed at right angles thereto. In a first embodiment, two movable members are connected by an oscillating rod that flexes the members away from each other. In a second embodiment, a center section on the head nests within a perimeter section and a rotatable cam extends between the sections and flexes them inwardly and outwardly away from each other. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090019649 | Electric toothbrush - The device of the present invention is a split head toothbrush having a powered mechanism that actively causes the two portions of the split head to move relative to each other. The toothbrush includes a camshaft that is operationally connected to a motor in the handle of the brush. The camshaft extends through the neck of the brush and into the head, terminating in the head at a point beneath the bristles. The camshaft has two offset cam lobes that contact both of the portions of the split head. As the camshaft rotates, the cam lobes cause the portions of the split head to move upwardly and downwardly relative to each other. The head of the toothbrush may be permanently attached to the handle or may be selectively detached therefrom. | 01-22-2009 |
