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US 5,044,386 AGranted
Portable dental care unit
OwnerGary M. Nelsoninventor
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Abstract
A portable dental care unit is disclosed, including an upper piece and a lower piece. The upper piece has a head portion and bristles which are attached to, and extend generally laterally from the head portion. A base of the upper piece is selectively attached to the lower piece such that the lower piece forms a handle for the toothbrush apparatus. An intermediate portion interconnects the head portion and the base portion and includes a recessed region formed below the bristles. The lower piece has a receptacle for accommodating a first dentifrice therein. A container is received by the recessed region for holding a second dentifrice therein. A closure is selectively engaged with the toothbrush apparatus for provisionally enclosing at least the head portion and the bristles of the upper piece between uses.
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A portable dental care unit comprising:
- a toothbrush apparatus, which includes an upper piece and a lower piece, said upper piece having a head portion and bristle means, which are attached to and extend generally laterally from said head portion, a base portion, which includes means for selectively attaching to complementary means on said lower piece such that said lower piece forms a handle for said toothbrush apparatus, and an intermediate portion integrally interconnecting said head portion and said base portion and including a recessed region formed below said bristle means, said lower piece further having a receptacle for accommodating a first dentifrice therein:
- a container received by said recessed region for holding a second dentifrice therein;
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- closure means which are selectively engaged with said toothbrush apparatus for provisionally enclosing at least said head portion and said bristle means of said upper piece between uses;
- said intermediate portion including a spool region formed peripherally about said upper piece below said head portion for winding a supply of dental floss thereon and further including a pair of enlarged segments formed peripherally about said upper piece above and below said spool region for engaging the inside wall of said closure means when said closure means are engaged with said toothbrush apparatus.
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A portable dental care unit comprising:
- a toothbrush apparatus, which includes an upper piece and a lower piece, said upper piece having a head portion and bristle means, which are attached to and extend generally laterally from said head portion, a base portion, which includes means for selectively attaching to complementary means on said lower piece such that said lower piece forms a handle for said toothbrush apparatus, and an intermediate portion interconnecting portion and said base portion and including a recessed region formed below said bristle means, said lower piece further having a receptacle for accommodating a first dentifrice therein:
- a container received by said recessed region for holding a second dentifrice therein;
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- closure means which are selectively engaged with said toothbrush apparatus for provisionally enclosing at least said head portion and said bristle means of said upper piece between uses;
- said container including a discharge portion and a chamber for accommodating a toothpaste and further including plunger means that are manually drivable through said chamber to urge the toothpaste out of said discharge portion onto said bristle means;
- said plunger means including a plunger head that is slidably receivable in said chamber and a handle portion that is attached to said plunger head portion and extends in a rearward direction out of said container;
- said handle portion being engaged to drive said plunger head through said chamber;
- said recessed region including slot means for receiving said handle portion of said plunger means to hold said container in place in said recessed region.
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A portable dental care unit comprising:
- a toothbrush apparatus, which includes an upper piece and a lower piece, said upper piece having a head portion and bristle means, which are attached to and extend generally laterally from said head portion, a base portion, which includes means for selectively attaching to complementary means on said lower piece such that said lower piece forms a handle for said toothbrush apparatus, and an intermediate portion interconnecting portion and said base portion and including a recessed region formed below said bristle means, said lower piece further having a receptacle for accommodating a first dentifrice therein:
- a container received by said recessed region for holding a second dentifrice therein;
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- closure means which are selectively engaged with said toothbrush apparatus for provisionally enclosing at least said head portion and said bristle means of said upper piece between uses;
- said intermediate portion including a spool region formed peripherally about said upper piece below said head portion for winding a supply of dental floss thereon.
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A portable dental care unit comprising:
- a toothbrush apparatus, which includes an upper piece and a lower piece, said upper piece having a head portion and bristle means, which are attached to and extend generally laterally from said head portion, a base portion, which includes means for selectively attaching to complementary means on said lower piece such that said lower piece forms a handle for said toothbrush apparatus, and an intermediate portion integrally interconnecting said head portion and said base portion and including a recessed region formed below said bristle means, said lower piece further having a receptacle for accommodating a first dentifrice therein:
- a container received by said recessed region for holding a second dentifrice therein, said container including a discharge portion and a chamber for accommodating a toothpaste;
- plunger means that are manually drivable through said chamber of said container to urge said toothpaste out of said discharge portion onto said bristle means;
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- closure means, which are selectively engaged with said toothbrush apparatus for provisionally enclosing at least said head portion and said bristle means of said upper piece between uses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.