US Patent No: 6,553,604
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Toothbrush
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Apr 29, 2003
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Mar 16, 2000
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09/526,679
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Abstract
A toothbrush includes a handle, a head extending from the handle, and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements, such as tufts of bristles, extending from the head. Each tooth cleaning element is supported for rotation about primarily only one axis. Each tooth cleaning element is rotatable independent of the other tooth cleaning element(s).
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| 5,269,038 Rocker toothbrush | 50 | 1991 | |
| 5,398,366 Rocker toothbrush | 53 | 1993 | |
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| 5,802,656 Toothbrush with flexibly mounted bristles | 139 | 1996 | |
| 5,991,959 Toothbrush with flexibly mounted bristles | 71 | 1998 | |
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| 5,799,354 Toothbrush | 37 | 1997 | |
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| 5,435,032 Toothbrush | 47 | 1994 | |
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| 4,633,542 Brush having resiliently retractable bristles, in particular for brushing surfaces of complex shape, such as teeth | 47 | 1985 | |
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| 5,813,079 Toothbrush having a flexibility linked zone in its head | 43 | 1996 | |
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| 5,896,614 Bristle arrangement for a toothbrush | 94 | 1997 | |
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| 5,839,148 Toothbrush with both stationary and moving tufts | 46 | 1997 | |
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| 4,694,844 Toothbrush | 52 | 1985 | |
| 4,776,054 Toothbrush | 83 | 1987 | |
| 5,357,644 Adjustable toothbrush | 19 | 1993 | |
| 5,528,786 Toothbrushes | 44 | 1995 | |
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