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US 6,325,076 B1Granted
Compact dental hygiene kit
OwnerJorge Ramirezinventor
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Abstract
A compact dental hygiene kit comprising a toothbrush with a foreshortened handle comprising a cap-like fastening means for attachment to the fastening means about the dispensing opening of a tooth paste reservoir, such that the reservoir becomes part of the handle for the toothbrush.
Claims25
A compact dental hygiene kit, comprising
- a toothbrush, comprising
- a brushing head, with a plurality of bristles, at the proximal end of the toothbrush,
- a neck portion, attached to the distal end of the brushing head, and
- a foreshortened handle, comprising a cap-like fastening means, attached to the distal end of the neck portion, and
- a tooth paste reservoir comprising
- a rigid body with a dispensing opening, and
- a refillable, pliable tooth paste sack having a dispensing opening in communication with the dispensing opening of the rigid body to create a reservoir dispensing opening, said sack being always maintained within and secured to the rigid body
- said tooth paste reservoir having fastening means, about the reservoir dispensing opening, complementary to the cap-like fastening means of the foreshortened handle, for attaching the brush to the reservoir.
5 more elements
A compact dental hygiene kit, comprising
- a toothbrush, comprising
- a brushing head, with a plurality of bristles, at the proximal end of the toothbrush,
- a neck portion, attached to the distal end of the brushing head, and
- a foreshortened handle, comprising a cap-like fastening means, attached to the distal end of the neck portion, and
- a tooth paste reservoir comprising
- a rigid body with a dispensing opening, and
- a refillable, pliable tooth paste sack having a dispensing opening in communication with the dispensing opening of the rigid body to create a reservoir dispensing opening, said sack being always maintained within and secured to the rigid body
- said tooth paste reservoir having fastening means, about the reservoir dispensing opening, complementary to the cap-like fastening means of the foreshortened handle, for attaching the brush to the reservoir, and wherein said fastening means 10 comprises an extended sack fastening means, 23, which passes through the proximal end of the rigid body.
5 more elements
A compact dental hygiene kit, comprising
- a toothbrush, comprising
- a brushing head, with a plurality of bristles, at the proximal end of the toothbrush,
- a neck portion, attached to the distal end of the brushing head, and
- a foreshortened handle, comprising a cap-like fastening means, attached to the distal end of the neck portion, and
- a tooth paste reservoir comprising
- a re-usable frame for a toothpaste tube, said frame comprising two sides connected by
- a hinge for opening and closing the frame, and
- an opening in the closed frame sufficient for exposing the dispensing opening of a toothpaste tube contained in the closed frame, creating a
- a reservoir dispensing opening, and
- fastening means, about the reservoir dispensing opening, complementary to the cap-like fastening means of the foreshortened handle, for attaching the brush to the reservoir, whereby, said tooth paste reservoir can be used as a handle for the toothbrush.
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A foreshortened toothbrush for use in conjunction with a commercially available toothpaste reservoir, having a tooth paste dispensing opening and fastening means about the opening, said tooth brush comprising
- a brushing head, with a plurality of bristles, connected to
- a neck portion, and
- a cap-like fastening means attached to the neck portion, said cap-like fastening means being adjustable to a range of diameters whereby said foreshortened tooth brush may engage the fastening means about the tooth paste dispensing opening of the tube, capping the tube, and serving as the handle for the toothbrush.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.