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US 5,331,983 AGranted
Combined toothbrush and dental flossing tool
OwnerRichard M. Fatherinventor
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Abstract
Two joinable tooth brushes, each having a slot extending approximately to the center of the bristle head, co-operate to form a double brush in a Y shaped handle and permitting a length of dental floss to be strung through the brushes and across the Y. The invention is particularly suited for concurrent cleaning interdental surfaces, the V shaped entrances thereto, and the proximal gum lines.
Claims7
A dental hygiene tool combining brushing and flossing comprising:
- a first handle means;
- a second handle means;
- a first bristle brush means;
- a second bristle brush means;
- each said first and second bristle brush means defining a periphery;
- slot means terminating within said first and second bristle brush means;
- a length of dental floss;
- an attachment means for securing an end of said dental floss to said first and second handle means;
- said first and second handle means being joined together to form a Y shape, said Y shape having distal ends and supporting said first and second bristle brush means at said distal ends of said Y shape and said slot means terminating within the periphery of each said bristle brush means;
- whereby said slot means co-operate to support said length of dental floss strung between said first and second bristle brush means.
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A forked type dental hygiene tool combining brushing and flossing comprising:
- first and second brush means each comprising a handle means having a gripping portion attached to a first offset portion and second offset portion attached to the first offset portion;
- a bristle brush means perpendicularly attached to each of said second offset portions of said handle means;
- fixing means for fixing relative positions of said first and second brush means when joined;
- a length of dental floss;
- a slot means for guiding support of said length of dental floss;
- an attachment means for securing ends of said length of dental floss to said handle means;
- said slot means extending from a distal end of said handle means to approximately a center area of said bristle brush means and;
- wherein said first and second brush means are mirror images of each other and are joined by said fixing means to form a Y shaped yolk having forked portions with said bristle brush means oriented inwardly within the forked portion of said Y shaped yoke and said slot means guiding and supporting said length of dental floss strung between the bristle brush means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.