Tongue cleaning device
OwnerGary W Edgarinventor
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Abstract
A device for applying cleaning and/or irrigating liquid directly to the base of the tongue includes a plurality of rigid mechanical fingers which gently part the taste buds when they are moved across the surface of the tongue. The fingers have openings in the ends through which liquid passes while the taste buds are parted whereby the liquid is applied directly to the portion of the tongue under the taste buds. The device is connected to a source of liquid which may be a liquid reservoir or a pulsating water irrigation system. The device may take the form of a hollow unitary structure of high impact injection molded plastic. A tongue scraper blade may be attached to the device.
Claims18
A device for treating a tongue, said tongue having a surface and taste buds covering at least a part of said surface, comprising:
- a head portion;
- means for connecting said head portion to a source of liquid;
- said head portion including means for parting the taste buds of the tongue while applying liquid received from said source through said connecting means directly to the surface of the tongue,
- wherein said head portion includes a base portion and said means for parting the taste buds while applying liquid comprises a plurality of rigid fingers extending from said base portion.
An oral hygiene device for cleaning and/or irrigating a tongue, comprising:
- a unitary hollow plastic structure having at one end a plurality of rigid fingers which are shaped and sized for movement across the tongue, the fingers having openings where the fingers come into contact with the tongue;
- and,
- means for connecting the fingers to a source of liquid so that, during use of the device, liquid flows through the hollow plastic structure and out of the openings in the fingers and is applied to the tongue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.