Hygienic brush
AssigneeSDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
InventorsJosh Chapman, Brittany Lacey
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a toothbrush head configured to brush teeth, an appliance brush configured to brush a dental appliance, and a body configured to be releasably coupled with either one of the toothbrush head and the appliance brush such that the appliance brush and the toothbrush head are interchangeable. The body includes a vibration component configured to vibrate the toothbrush head or the appliance brush head when coupled with the body. When the appliance brush is coupled with the body, a greater portion of the body is exposed than when the toothbrush head is coupled with the body.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- a toothbrush head comprising a stem, the toothbrush head configured to brush teeth;
- an appliance brush configured to brush a dental appliance;
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- a body configured to be releasably coupled with either one of the toothbrush head and the appliance brush such that the appliance brush and the toothbrush head are interchangeable, the body comprising an extension, the extension configured to be at least substantially covered by the stem when the toothbrush head is coupled with the body;
- wherein the appliance brush is configured to couple to a tip of the extension when the toothbrush head is not coupled with the body, and wherein the extension is substantially exposed when the appliance brush is coupled to the tip of the extension.
A system comprising:
- a toothbrush head comprising toothbrush bristles configured to brush teeth and a stem extending from the toothbrush head;
- an appliance brush comprising appliance bristles configured to brush a dental appliance, wherein the dental appliance is an aligner configured to reposition a tooth of a user;
- a body configured to be releasably coupled with either one of the toothbrush head and the appliance brush such that the appliance brush and the toothbrush head are interchangeable, the body releasably coupled with the stem by an extension of the body, the extension configured to be at least substantially covered by the stem when the toothbrush head is coupled with the body;
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- a dock configured to be releasably coupled with the body, the dock comprising a cover and a base that form a compartment configured to store the appliance brush when the appliance brush is decoupled from the body, the cover configured to be removed from the base to enable the compartment to be accessed;
- wherein the appliance brush is configured to couple to a tip of the extension when the toothbrush head is not coupled with the body, and wherein the extension is substantially exposed when the appliance brush is coupled to the tip of the extension.
An apparatus comprising:
- a toothbrush head comprising a stem and being configured to brush teeth;
- an appliance brush configured to brush a dental appliance, wherein the dental appliance is an aligner configured to reposition a tooth of a user;
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- a body configured to be releasably coupled with either one of the toothbrush head and the appliance brush such that the appliance brush and the toothbrush head are interchangeable, the body comprising an extension configured to be at least substantially covered by the stem when the toothbrush head is coupled with the body, and the appliance brush couples with a tip of the extension leaving the extension substantially exposed when the appliance brush is coupled with the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.