IP Library Granted Patent US 9,186,229
Granted Patent B2
US 9,186,229 · App. 13/157,356 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Toothbrush charging station with brush storage device

Inventors: Phong Vu (Schwalbach, DE); Ivo Kunath (Kronberg/Taunus, DE); Martin Haas (Eschborn, DE); Norbert Schaefer (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Alexander Hilscher (Oberursel, DE)
Assignee: Braun GmbH
A61C17/00A45D44/18A61C19/02A61C17/224
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Patent No.
US 9,186,229
App. No.
13/157,356
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage device for tooth cleaning attachments of a tooth cleaning device is provided. The storage device includes a storage body for storing the tooth cleaning attachments. The storage body has a storage base with at least one storage depression for receiving a tooth cleaning attachment in flat-lying alignment.

Claims (12)

1. A storage system for tooth cleaning attachments of a tooth cleaning device comprising:

a storage body wherein the storage body comprises a storage base for storing a plurality of tooth cleaning attachments and a charging station receiving opening; and

a charging station for charging a tooth cleaning device the charging station including a housing wherein the charging station is configured for a hand-held part of the tooth cleaning device such that the hand-held part has a substantially vertical alignment when charging;

wherein the storage base comprises a relief-like curved storage surface which is divided by a plurality of storage depressions and in which the plurality of storage depressions have gutter-shaped stem storage sections having a curvature matched in shape to a stem diameter of the tooth cleaning attachments and wherein the storage depressions are arranged parallel and adjacent to one another;

the storage base further comprises a plurality of sink-shaped working-head recesses for receiving a plurality of tooth cleaning attachments in a downwardly hanging manner and a flat-lying alignment wherein the working-head recesses are adapted for receiving a working-head of the tooth cleaning attachment having a depth sufficient to accommodate the working-head in a suspended manner and without standing on the storage base;

and wherein the charging station receiving opening is matched in shape to the charging station to allow the storage body to be releasably attached to the housing of the charging station.

2. The storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the storage base forms a storage shell.

3. The storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the storage base has a slope with an angle of from about 1° to about 45° with respect to the horizontal, by which means the tooth cleaning attachments can be placed at an inclination to the horizontal on the storage base.

4. The storage system according to claim 3 , wherein the slope towards the working-head recess is configured to be ascending.

5. The storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the storage base is configured to be free of clamping means.

6. The storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the storage body has detachable connecting means for fastening the storage body to a charging station for the hand-held part of the tooth cleaning device.

7. The storage system according to claim 6 , wherein the detachable connecting means includes locking means for locking the storage body on the charging station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2011
From: VU, PHONG; KANATH, IVO; HAAS, MARTIN; SCHAEFER, NORBERT; HILSCHER, ALEXANDER
To: BRAUN GMBH
Reel/Frame 026421/0856 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 08021498 · Dec 11, 2008 · regional
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTIB2009055668 · Dec 10, 2009
Related Publication 20110315572A1 · Dec 29, 2011