Toothbrush having integral replaceable toothpaste cartridge
OwnerAnthony Pererainventor
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Abstract
A toothbrush has a head with bristles, a stem and a handle. A replaceable cartridge containing toothpaste is positioned within the handle. The cartridge includes a threaded rod and plunger. When a torque force is applied to the threaded rod the plunger may move longitudinally through the cartridge. This forces toothpaste from the cartridge and through a conduit in the handle to the head. He had includes one or more mechanisms for dispensing toothpaste on the bristles. The cartridge includes a nozzle having an integral one-way valve which extrudes the toothpaste. The head includes one or more nozzles which have an integral one-way valve which extrudes the toothpaste.
Claims3
A toothbrush having a replaceable toothpaste cartridge and interchangeable brush heads comprising:
- a shank having a head, a stem and a conduit running from a proximal end of the shank to the head;
- a handle having a base and a hollow interior chamber capable of retaining a replaceable toothpaste cartridge, the toothpaste cartridge having a nozzle having an integral one-way valve;
- wherein the base of the handle engages the toothpaste cartridge such that when the base is twisted toothpaste extrudes out of the one-way valve of the nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.