Oral irrigator with slide pause switch

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10022207
APP PUB NO 20150147717A1
SERIAL NO

14555339

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An oral irrigator including a handle through which fluid flows to a tip. Fluid flows to the tip during irrigate mode, and fluid flow may be interrupted by selecting a pause mode. The handle includes a mechanically controlled actuator for selecting the pause mode. The actuator may include a rack gear operably connected to a pinion gear formed on a valve spool inside the handle. The valve spool may include a ball that blocks fluid flow to the tip during pause mode but not during irrigate mode.

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WATER PIK INC1730 EAST PROSPECT ROAD FORT COLLINS CO 80553-0001

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Johnson, Jeremy James Longmont, US 7 262
Luettgen, Harold A Windsor, US 69 4744
Taylor, Kurt M Fort Collins, US 41 2913

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