Title (en)

MECHANICAL TOOTHBRUSH

Title (de)

MECHANISCHE ZAHNBÜRSTE

Title (fr)

BROSSE A DENTS MECANIQUE

Publication

EP 1011514 A1 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 98939823 A 19980818

Priority

• IL 9800391 W 19980818
• IL 12172497 A 19970908

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9912492A1] A mechanical toothbrush (20) including a rotating drive shaft (26) and a plurality of bristles (38), having inner ends eccentrically coupled to be driven by the drive shaft and outer ends for contacting a tooth surface, such that the outer ends move in a cyclical two-dimensional path in a plane generally perpendicular to the shaft axis (28).

IPC 1-7

A61C 17/40; A61C 17/34

IPC 8 full level

A61C 17/34 (2006.01); A61C 17/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61C 17/34 (2013.01); A61C 17/3418 (2013.01); A61C 17/40 (2013.01); B29L 2031/425 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9912492A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9912492 A1 19990318; AU 8819798 A 19990329; EP 1011514 A1 20000628; IL 121724 A0 19980222

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 9800391 W 19980818; AU 8819798 A 19980818; EP 98939823 A 19980818; IL 12172497 A 19970908