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US 5,842,248 AGranted
Toothbrush with a catch basin and drain
OwnerDerrick K. Van Grol, Stephen G. Kosarkoinventors
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Abstract
A toothbrush with a funnel-like catch basin that is coaxial in design and is mounted on the toothbrush's handle for capturing and trafficking excess water, toothpaste, and saliva into a hollow bore in the handle. A cap may be inserted in the hollow bore to temporarily confine the waste therein.
Claims11
A toothbrush for capturing and trafficking excess fluids, said toothbrush comprising:
- a support shaft having a first end and a second end, said support shaft having a longitudinal axis therebetween;
- a head having bristles for brushing teeth, said head being attached to said first end of said support shaft;
- a handle having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, said first end of said handle attached to said second end of said support shaft such that said longitudinal axis of said support shaft is offset relative to said longitudinal axis of said handle so as to leave a shoulder at said first end of said handle, said shoulder defining a drain hole in communication with a drain passageway defined by said handle;
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- a catch basin including a surrounding wall having an open mouth facing toward said head and tapering to a narrower bottom, said shoulder in cooperation with said first end of said handle forming a floor of said bottom and thereby defining a concavity in communication with said drain hole;
- whereby fluids flowing along said support shaft are captured by said catch basin and directed through said drain hole into said drain passageway.
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