Denture cleaning tool and method of cleaning a denture
OwnerJames Parisieninventor
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Abstract
A denture cleaning tool includes a body portion and a tip portion attached to the body portion. The body portion includes a top body surface, a bottom body surface, and lateral body surfaces connecting the top body surface and the bottom body surface. The body portion includes a melamine foam at the top body surface, the bottom body surface, and the lateral body surfaces. The tip portion includes a top tip surface, a bottom tip surface, and a lateral tip surface connecting the top tip surface and the bottom tip surface. The tip portion includes a melamine foam at the top tip surface, the bottom tip surface, and the lateral tip surface.
Claims20
A denture cleaning tool comprising:
- a body portion including a top body surface, a bottom body surface, and lateral body surfaces connecting said top body surface and said bottom body surface, said body portion including a melamine foam at said top body surface, said bottom body surface, and said lateral body surfaces;
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- a tip portion attached to said body portion, said tip portion including a top tip surface, a bottom tip surface, and a lateral tip surface connecting said top tip surface and said bottom tip surface, said tip portion including a melamine foam at said top tip surface, said bottom tip surface, and said lateral tip surface.
A method of cleaning a denture, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a denture cleaning tool comprising:
- a body portion including a top body surface, a bottom body surface, and lateral body surfaces connecting said top body surface and said bottom body surface, said body portion including a melamine foam at said top body surface, said bottom body surface, and said lateral body surfaces;
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- a tip portion attached to said body portion, said tip portion including a top tip surface, a bottom tip surface, and a lateral tip surface connecting said top tip surface and said bottom tip surface, said tip portion including a melamine foam at said top tip surface, said bottom tip surface, and said lateral tip surface;
- selectively rubbing one of said top body surface, said bottom body surface, said lateral body surfaces, said top tip surface, said bottom tip surface, and said lateral tip surface against a tooth of a denture and thereby removing material from said tooth;
- repeating said step of selectively rubbing using either the same or a different one of said top body surface, said bottom body surface, said lateral body surfaces, said top tip surface, said bottom tip surface against said tooth or a different tooth of said denture and thereby removing additional material from said tooth or a different tooth;
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- repeating said step of selectively rubbing until all material is sufficiently removed from said denture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.