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US 6,440,149 B1Granted
Tongue and tooth cleaning device
OwnerDasan Pottiinventor
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Abstract
A tongue and tooth cleaning device for cleaning the surface of a tongue and cleaning between teeth comprising a handle having a scraping end, the scraping end having a scraper, the scraper for removing from the tongue when scraped along the tongue. Further, the scraper has a toothed edged inner scraper blade for disturbing and breaking up debris lodged on the tongue, and a smooth edged outer scraper blade for scraping the debris off the tongue. The other end of the handle has a floss holding assembly having fork-shaped tines for holding floss therebetween.
Claims23
A device for cleaning the surface of a tongue comprising:
- a handle having a scraping end, the scraping end having a scraper, the scraper for removing debris from the tongue when scraped along the tongue, the handle having a length and defining a longitudinal axis that passes through the length thereof,
- the handle further comprising a bottom surface comprising a gripping surface and floss wrapping post,
- the handle further comprising a top surface that defines grooves, the gripping surface and the grooves for increasing the degree of grippability of the device when in use;
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- a flossing assembly joined with the handle at the end of the handle opposite the scraping end, wherein the flossing assembly comprises tines having grooves through which floss is stringable, and
- a wrapping post protruding from the bottom surface of the handle, the floss stringable through the grooves in the tines and wrappable around the wrapping post.
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A tongue and tooth cleaning device for cleaning a user's tongue and teeth comprising:
- a handle having a scraping end, the scraping end having a scraper, the scraper for removing debris from the tongue when scraped along the tongue,
- the handle further comprising a bottom surface comprising a gripping surface,
- the handle further comprising a top surface that defines grooves, the gripping surface and the grooves for increasing the grippability of the device,
- and wherein the scraper further comprises:
- a scraper head having:
- a toothed edged inner scraper blade for disturbing debris on the tongue;
- a smooth edged inner scraper blade for scraping debris off the tongue;
- and wherein the device further comprises:
- a flossing end of the handle opposite to the scraping end, the flossing end having a floss holding assembly, the floss holding assembly having fork-shaped tines for holding floss therebetween;
- the handle defining a longitudinal axis along the length thereof and the fork-shaped tines pointing in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defined by the handle.
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A tooth and tongue cleaning device comprising:
- a handle having a scraping end and a flossing end, the scraping end having a scraper, the scraper for removing debris from the tongue when scraped along the tongue, and wherein the scraper further comprises a scraper head comprising:
- a toothed edged inner scraper blade for disturbing debris on the tongue;
- and
- a smooth edged outer scraper blade for scraping the debris off the tongue;
- and wherein the flossing end further comprises:
- a flossing assembly end positioned on the handle opposite to the scraping end, the flossing end for holding floss,
- the handle having a length and defining a longitudinal axis that passes through the length thereof, and wherein the flossing end comprises a floss holding assembly,
- and wherein the floss holding assembly comprises fork-shaped tines that point in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and the fork-shaped tines comprise a proximate tine and a distal tine, the distal tine and the proximate tine each having a groove for holding floss therein,
- and the handle has a bottom surface and has protruding therefrom a floss wrapping post which floss is wrappable about, the floss is then stringable through the groove in the distal tine and the groove in the proximate tine, and then wrappable around the floss wrapping post again so that the floss is held taught.
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A tooth and tongue cleaning device comprising:
- a handle having a scraping end and a flossing end, the scraping end having a scraper, the scraper for removing debris from the tongue when scraped along the tongue, and wherein the scraper further comprises a scraper head comprising:
- a toothed edged inner scraper blade for disturbing debris on the tongue;
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- a smooth edged outer scraper blade for scraping the debris off the tongue;
- and wherein the flossing end further comprises:
- a flossing assembly end positioned on the handle opposite to the scraping end, the flossing end for holding floss,
- the handle having a length and defining a longitudinal axis that passes through the length thereof, and wherein the flossing end comprises a floss holding assembly,
- and wherein the floss holding assembly comprises fork-shaped tines that point in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and the fork-shaped tines comprise a proximate tine and a distal tine, the distal tine and the proximate tine each having a groove for holding floss therein,
- and the handle has a bottom surface and has protruding therefrom a floss wrapping post which floss is wrappable about, the floss is then stringable through the groove in the distal tine and the groove in the proximate tine, and then wrappable around the floss wrapping post again so that the floss is held taught, and
- wherein the floss wrapping post has a lesser diameter portion where it is connected to the bottom side of the handle, and a greater diameter portion separated a distance away from the bottom side of the handle, so that the floss is wrappable about the lesser diameter portion.
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A tooth and tongue cleaning device comprising:
- a handle having a scraping end and a flossing end, the scraping end having a scraper, the scraper for removing debris from the tongue when scraped along the tongue, and wherein the scraper further comprises a scraper head comprising:
- a toothed edged inner scraper blade for disturbing debris on the tongue;
- and
- a smooth edged outer scraper blade for scraping the debris off the tongue;
- and wherein the flossing end further comprises:
- a flossing assembly end positioned on the handle opposite to the scraping end, the flossing end for holding floss,
- the handle having a length and defining a longitudinal axis that passes through the length thereof, and wherein the flossing end comprises a floss holding assembly,
- and wherein the floss holding assembly comprises fork-shaped tines that point in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and the fork-shaped tines comprise a proximate tine and a distal tine, the distal tine and the proximate tine each having a groove for holding floss therein,
- the handle has a bottom surface and has protruding therefrom a floss wrapping post which floss is wrappable about, the floss is then stringable through the groove in the distal tine and the groove in the proximate tine, and then wrappable around the floss wrapping post again so that the floss is held taught, and
- wherein the bottom surface of the handle has a gripping surface, so that the handle is grippable by a user when using the device.
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A method of cleaning a tongue comprising the acts of:
- providing a device having a handle having a scraper head at an end thereof;
- providing the scraper head with:
- a toothed edged inner scraper blade for disturbing debris on the tongue;
- a smooth edged inner scraper blade adjacent to the toothed edged inner scraper blade for scraping debris off the tongue;
- and the method further comprising the acts of:
- dragging the scraper head across a surface of the tongue to remove debris therefrom, and
- providing the smooth edged outer scraper blade and the toothed edged inner scraper blade with a curved configuration for gathering debris as they are dragged over a user's tongue, and,
- providing the other end of the handle with a floss assembly, wherein the floss assembly comprises a proximal and distal tine, and wherein the handle defines a longitudinal axis along the length thereof, and wherein the proximal tine and the distal tine point in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle.
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A tooth and tongue cleaning device comprising:
- a handle having a scraping end and opposite thereto a flossing end, the scraping end having a scraper, the scraper for removing debris from the tongue when scraped along the tongue, and wherein the scraper further comprises a scraper head comprising:
- a toothed edged inner scraper blade for disturbing debris on the tongue;
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- a smooth edged outer scraper blade for scraping the debris off the tongue;
- and wherein the flossing end further comprises:
- a flossing assembly end positionable on the handle opposite to the scraping end, the flossing end for holding floss,
- the handle further comprising a bottom surface comprising a gripping surface and having a floss wrapping post protruding therefrom, the diameter of the floss wrapping post increasing the farther the floss wrapping post extends from the handle,
- the handle further comprising a top surface defining grooves, the gripping surface and the grooves for increasing the grippabilty of the device,
- wherein the handle defines a longitudinal axis passing through the length thereof, and wherein the flossing end comprises a floss holding assembly,
- and wherein the floss holding assembly comprises fork-shaped tines that point in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle, the fork-shaped tines comprise a proximal tine and a distal tine, the distal tine and the proximal tine, the floss wrappable around the floss wrapping post, stringable through the grooves in the fork-shaped tines and wrappable around the floss wrapping post again.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.