(19)
(11) EP 4 140 442 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
12.04.2023 Bulletin 2023/15

(43) Date of publication:
01.03.2023 Bulletin 2023/09

(21) Application number: 22191382.5

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61C 17/20(2006.01)
A61C 17/34(2006.01)
 A61C 17/22(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61C 17/20; A61C 17/222; A61C 17/3418
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 31.08.2021 GB 202112400

(71) Applicant: HAYCO Manufacturing Ltd.
Hong Kong (HK)

(72) Inventors:
  • Jupp, Simeon
    Hong Kong (HK)
  • Wong, Chun Yu
    Hong Kong (HK)

(74) Representative: adares Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Reininger & Partner GmbB 
Tauentzienstraße 7 b/c
10789 Berlin
10789 Berlin (DE)

   


(54) ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH


(57) The present invention relate to an electric toothbrush with an elongate body comprising a housing, a brush head and a neck member arranged between the housing and the brush head, wherein i) the housing accommodates a motor for generating an oscillation movement to a shaft extended from the motor, i) the neck member couples with the shaft such that the oscillation movement is transmittable to the neck member whereby the neck member and the shaft are oscillatable together in the same extent, iii) a proximal end of the brush head is provided with a circumferential region rotatably fitted to a distal end of the neck member, and iv) the electric toothbrush further comprises an elongate strip member extending from the neck region to the brush head with opposite ends of the strip member fixedly connected to the brush head and the neck member, respectively.