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US 5,535,474 AGranted
Brush for cleaning and polishing teeth while stimulating gums
OwnerAlfred Salazarinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a brush for cleaning and polishing teeth while stimulating the gums. The invention consists of a handle with an integral head. The head has a flat surface with a plurality of recessed sockets. Affixed within the recessed sockets are the stimulator rods surrounded by bristles and polishing rods surrounded by bristles.
Claims4
A brush for cleaning and polishing a set of teeth while stimulating gums comprising:
- a. a handle;
- b. an integral head attached to the handle, said head having a length and a width, which defines a flat surface, said length much greater than the width so as to easily accommodate insertion of the head into a user's mouth;
- c. said flat surface having a first and second set of recessed sockets therein, said first set of sockets surrounding the second set of sockets and proximate to the length;
- d. a plurality of bristles surrounding an elastic stimulator rod, said stimulator rod having a height greater than a height of said bristle so as to allow a dentifrice to be placed and moved by said bristles while permitting a user's gum to be massaged by the stimulator rod, said bristles and said stimulator rod are secured in the first set of recessed sockets by a wedge;
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- e. a plurality of bristles surrounding an elastic polishing rod, said polishing rod having a height greater than a height of said bristle so as to allow a dentifrice to be placed and moved by said bristles while permitting a user's tooth to be polished by the polishing rod, said bristles and said polishing rod are secured in the second set of recessed sockets by a wedge.
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