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US 4,377,381 AGranted
Home care denture cleaning tool
OwnerRobert E. Westmaninventor
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Abstract
The tool is designed for use by a denture wearer after the chemical cleaning of the denture or partial denture in the home. The tool is a double ended instrument with two blades mounted on opposite ends of an elongated handle, which handle preferably has a square cross-section and is made of plastic. One blade is spear-shaped and sharpened to a knife edge along its leading edges and at its apex. The second blade has a convex concave configuration and a rounded tip with all edges of this blade including its rounded tip sharpened to a knife edge.
Claims6
A denture cleaning tool for use by denture wearers comprising:
- an elongated handle to be held in the hand of a user,
- a first generally flat blade secured to one end of the elongated handle for cleaning interproximal spaces and cervical areas of teeth on a denture,
- said first blade having a sharp pointed apex and two edges leading to said apex forming an angle of approximately 60.degree. and the two edges leading to said apex being sharpened to a knife edge, and
- a second generally flat blade secured to the opposite end of said handle for cleaning flanges and palatal areas on a denture,
- said second blade having a concave convex configuration and a semicircular forward tip, the two edges and tip of said second blade being sharpened to a knife edge.
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