Dual-sided cleaning pacifier and method of use
OwnerAnoop Sufi Bawainventor
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Abstract
A dual-sided pacifying gum and teeth cleaning device. The pacifying cleaning device is comprised of a U-shaped cleansing portion proceeding in a circular manner between the base of a nipple and a raised lip displacer. The cleansing portion has a pair of walls with sets of bristles, such that the respective sets of bristles generally face each other. As an infant sucks on the pacifying device, the position of the bristles and sucking action result in frictional contact against both the front and back of the infant's teeth, providing improved overall cleaning of teeth and gums.
Claims20
A dual-sided pacifying gum and teeth cleaning device comprised, generally, of a pacifying stem portion attached to a guard portion,
- wherein the stem portion is comprised of a nipple, a lip displacer, and a U-shaped cleansing portion,
- and wherein the guard portion is comprised of a guard handle attached to the guard portion,
- and wherein the nipple is further comprised of a base,
- and the U-shaped cleansing portion is located between the base of the nipple and the lip displacer, and
- and wherein the nipple is further comprised of a surface and nipple tip,
- and wherein the nipple surface profile is free of protruding parts between the nipple tip and the U-shaped cleansing portion, and wherein the U-shaped cleansing portion is comprised of a floor in a lower profile position relative to the surface of the nipple, a first wall, and a second wall, wherein the first and second walls are each respectively perpendicular relative to the floor, and directly face each other,
- and wherein the U-shaped cleansing portion is further comprised of a first and second teeth cleaning apparatus on each of the respective first wall and second wall, such that the first and second teeth cleaning apparatus directly face each other, and wherein the lip displacer is situated upon the guard,
- and wherein the guard handle is located on the opposite side of the guard relative to the nipple, the lip displacer, and the U-shaped cleansing portion.
A method of cleaning an infant or toddler's teeth, gums, or both, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a dual-sided pacifying gum and teeth cleaning device comprised, generally, of a pacifying stem portion attached to a guard portion,
- wherein the stem portion is comprised of a nipple, a lip displacer, and a U-shaped cleansing portion,
- and wherein the guard portion is comprised of a guard handle attached to the guard portion,
- and wherein the nipple is further comprised of a base,
- and the U-shaped cleansing portion is located between the base of the nipple and the lip displacer, and
- and wherein the nipple is further comprised of a surface and nipple tip,
- and wherein the nipple surface profile is free of protruding parts between the nipple tip and the U-shaped cleansing portion,
- and wherein the U-shaped cleansing portion is comprised of a floor in a lower profile position relative to the surface of the nipple, a first wall, and a second wall, wherein the first and second walls are each respectively perpendicular relative to the floor, and directly face each other,
- and wherein the U-shaped cleansing portion is further comprised of a first and second teeth cleaning apparatus on each of the respective first wall and second wall, such that the first and second teeth cleaning apparatus directly face each other, and wherein the lip displacer is situated upon the guard,
- and wherein the guard handle is located on the opposite side of the guard relative to the nipple, the lip displacer, and the U-shaped cleansing portion and,
- placing the dual-sided pacifying gum and teeth cleaning device in an infant's mouth, in such a manner that the infant's gums or teeth move along the nipple, drop into the U-shaped cleansing portion, and make contact with the first teeth cleaning apparatus, the second teeth cleaning apparatus, or both.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.