Method for cleaning teeth
OwnerLinda Lorraine Hodgeinventor
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Abstract
A method of cleaning teeth includes the steps of providing a vibration generating handle that generates vibrations via a mounting post. An interproximal pick device is adapted to be mounted on the mounting post and includes an elongate resilient pick that is sized and shaped for cleaning between the teeth. A rigid tubular housing defines an inner conduit, with a proximal end of the elongate resilient pick being fixedly secured within the inner conduit adjacent a top end, and a resilient tube positioned within the inner conduit adjacent a bottom end. The interproximal pick device is mounted on the mounting post of the vibration generating handle such that the mounting post frictionally engages the resilient tube and transmits vibrations through the resilient tube to the elongate resilient pick.
Claims8
A method of cleaning teeth comprising the steps of:
- providing a vibration generating handle that includes a handle body that houses a vibration generator, and a mounting post operatively connected to the vibration generator;
- providing an interproximal pick device comprising:
- an elongate resilient pick that extends from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end being sized and shaped for cleaning between the teeth;
- a rigid tubular housing that extends from a top end to a bottom end and defines an inner conduit;
- wherein the proximal end of the elongate resilient pick is fixedly secured within the inner conduit adjacent the top end;
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- a resilient tube positioned within the inner conduit adjacent the bottom end;
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- mounting the interproximal pick device on the mounting post of the vibration generating handle such that the mounting post frictionally engages the resilient tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.