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Dual Spin Toothbrush

Dual Spin Toothbrush. Youthful Stunners. The Distinguished David Alan Henderson III Will “Big Willy Style” DeRosa Rob Kevin “Float Like A Butterfly” O’Connor. Larger Brush Heads Switch, not buttons Contoured rubber grip. 2.0 Introduction:. Small brush head Clumsy buttons No grip.

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Dual Spin Toothbrush

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  1. Dual Spin Toothbrush Youthful Stunners The Distinguished David Alan Henderson III Will “Big Willy Style” DeRosa Rob Kevin “Float Like A Butterfly” O’Connor

  2. Larger Brush Heads Switch, not buttons Contoured rubber grip 2.0 Introduction: Small brush head Clumsy buttons No grip

  3. 3.0 Problem Statement The Colgate SpongeBob Toothbrush possesses an inefficient brush head, nonsensical buttons, and a ergonomically deficient grip. This poses a hindrance to juveniles between 5 and 10 that are inclined to improve the circumstance of their teeth cleanliness.

  4. 5.0 External Research

  5. Patent Info • # 5,625,916 • May 6th 1997 • An electrical driven toothbrush has a rotatable shaft with a remote end which fits into a slot in a bristle holder. The holder is mounted for rotation on a post supported by a head. When the shaft rotates the remote end describes a circle and driving engages the slot to cause the holder to vibrate.

  6. Distribution • Pharmacies • Commercial • Online • Walgreens • Walmart • eBay • Retail Stores • Appraised between $6.00 and $12.00

  7. Product Dissection • First: removed battery casing and batteries • Reconnected batteries for testing • Decibel Meter: • Brush head: 73.5 to 81 dB • Motor: 74.5 to 83.1 dB • Voltage Meter: • Total: 3.045 V • Current: 2100 mA (no load) • Mean under load: 288.25 mA • Power 6.395 W (no load), 8.779 W (under load)

  8. Product Dissection (cont.) • Removed batteries (again) • Took off lower brush head • Removed motor from molded body • Took out rotating upper brush head • Removed plastic casing from motor • Removed gasket from shaft • Massed parts and photographs • Assigned part numbers

  9. Discoveries • Function: Button, Rotating pin • Assembly: Quick, manufactured • Materials: Plastic, rubber, Small amounts of metal • Made to be easy to manufacture and assemble and cheap to make

  10. Target Specifications

  11. Final Specs

  12. Customers want a toothbrush that fits well in their hand, operates quietly, and effectively cleans their teeth

  13. Our team focused on ergonomics, simplicity, and cleaning

  14. Concepts

  15. We continued with Concepts 2 and 5

  16. "Children's Products." Colgate. Feb. 2009 <www.colgate.com>. "Crest Spinbrush." Crest Spinbrush. Crest. Feb. 2009 <www.spinbrush.com>. "Electric Toothbrush." Electric Toothbrush. Wikipedia. Feb. 2009 <www.wikipedia.org>. "Sonicare." Sonicare. Phillips. Feb. 2009 <www.sonicare.com>.

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