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US 5,463,792 AGranted
Aspirating tooth brush
OwnerJames E. Hogan, Mary A. Browninventors
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Abstract
The invention is to an aspirating tooth brush which has a vacuum drawn through the tooth brush handle and openings in the side of the tooth brush handle opposite the bristles, and an inlet in the end of the brush body to which the vacuum line is attached. The handle may also have a second channel in the handle for dispensing water into the mouth during brushing and aspirating.
Claims13
An aspirating tooth brush, comprising:
- an elongated handle having first and second ends;
- a plurality of bristles on one side of the first end of said handle;
- at least one opening in said handle near said first end on a side of said handle opposite from said one side;
- a first channel inside said handle extending from said at least one opening to an outlet in the second end of said handle;
- and
- a reduced portion on the second end for receiving a vacuum tube.
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An aspirating tooth brush, comprising:
- an elongated handle having first and second ends;
- a plurality of bristles on one side of the first end of said handle;
- at plurality of openings in said handle near said first end on a side of said handle opposite from said one side;
- at least one channel inside said handle extending from said plurality of openings to an opening in the second end of said handle;
- and
- a reduced diameter outlet connection on said second end for attaching a vacuum line.
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An aspirating tooth brush, comprising:
- an elongated handle having first and second ends;
- a plurality of bristles on one side of the first end of said handle;
- a least one first opening in said handle near said first end on a side of said handle opposite from said one side;
- a first channel inside said handle extending from said at least one opening to an outlet in the Second end of said handle;
- a reduced portion on the second end for receiving a vacuum tube;
- at least one second opening adjacent said bristles;
- and
- a second channel separate and independent from said first channel extending from said at least second opening, to an inlet in said second end having a reduced diameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.