Toothpaste dispensing brush and system
OwnerWillie Frank Hobbs, Henry William Fergusoninventors
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Abstract
A toothpaste dispensing toothbrush having a motorized based that provides one-handed use and an audible measuring device are described herein.
Claims9
A system comprising a toothbrush and a motorized base, the motorized base comprising a lower stabilization housing, housing a motor or actuator operably coupled to an upper receiver housing configured to receive the toothbrush, the receiver housing having a receiver holder having an upper and lower surface and upward extending sides containing the series of ridges configured to associate with grooves on the toothbrush and cause a portion of the toothbrush to rotate when the motor or actuator is engaged, the receiver holder being in communication with a receiver base having a flat upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface comprising an engagement pin that traverses the receiver holder through a hole through and a series of springs seated on the upper surface of the receiver holder, the engagement pin operably engages gearing operably attached to the motor or actuator attached to the lower side of the receiver holder such that the springs of the movable receiving base are compressed when the toothbrush is pressed into the upper receiver housing causing the engagement pin to engage the gearing and activating a motor or actuator causing the receiver holder to rotate, the motorized base having an audible measuring device that clicks or beeps as the receiver holder rotates.
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