| CPC A46B 15/0036 (2013.01) [A46B 15/0008 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A lighted handle for a toothbrush, comprising:
a handle housing having a first end and a second end, the first end including an attachment structure for selective attachment to a toothbrush head, the second end opposite the first end, the handle housing defining an interior cavity, the handle housing defining a longitudinal length between the first and second ends extending along a longitudinal axis;
a power source positioned within the interior cavity;
a printed circuit board mounted within the interior cavity, the printed circuit board having a first surface, a second surface facing opposite the first surface, a left side edge, a right side edge, and opposing longitudinal ends defining a longitudinal length therebetween;
a plurality of indicator LEDs mounted to the printed circuit board at generally the same position along the longitudinal length of the printed circuit board, a first one of the indicator LEDs mounted to the first surface of the printed circuit board, and a second one of the indicator LEDs mounted to the second surface of the printed circuit board;
a power switch on the printed circuit board in electrical communication with the power source and with the plurality of indicator LEDs, wherein the power switch can be pressed by a user to activate one or more of the plurality of indicator LEDs; and
a light ring formed of a light transmissive material and positioned on the handle housing circumferentially surrounding the longitudinal axis and adjacent the first and second ones of the plurality of LEDs, wherein light from the first LED is visible through the light ring at a first circumferential position on the handle housing and light from the second LED is visible through the light ring at a second circumferential position on the handle housing.
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