US 12,233,566 B2
Personal care appliance
Jannik Loeper, Hattersheim (DE); Jan Christian Langsdorf, Oberursel (DE); and Martin Stratmann, Bad Soden (DE)
Assigned to The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/224,686.
Prior Publication US 2022/0324126 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B26B 21/40 (2006.01); B26B 19/38 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC B26B 21/405 (2013.01) [B26B 19/3873 (2013.01); H05K 1/148 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10098 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personal care appliance when in an upright position comprising:
a flexible circuit board having a first end portion, a second end portion and a flexible bridge between the first end portion and the second end portion;
a first rigid circuit board mounted to the first end portion of the flexible circuit board;
a plurality of electronic components mounted to a top surface of the first rigid circuit board;
a second rigid circuit board mounted to the second end portion of the flexible circuit board;
a plurality of electronic components mounted to a top surface of the second rigid circuit board, the top surface of the first rigid circuit board faces the top surface of the second rigid circuit board;
a flexible antenna positioned on the first rigid circuit board and in electrical communication with first rigid circuit board, the flexible antenna having a top surface with a copper track facing away from the first rigid circuit board and the flexible antenna is folded under the first rigid circuit board, wherein the flexible antenna comprises a flexible bridge extending from the flexible circuit board to a flap of the flexible antenna and the flap is secured to a platform that supports the first rigid circuit board.