Toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush
OwnerJohn Crockerinventor
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Abstract
A replaceable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush is a device designed to combine a toothbrush head with a housing for toothpaste. This combination includes a mechanism for passing g the toothpaste from the housing to the bristles on the toothbrush. The user is thus enabled to easily transport all elements of teeth cleaning. A circular spring-loaded snapping mechanism for mounting disposable brush heads. Also incorporated is a toothpaste injector that seals in the unused toothpaste. Finally a cartridge loading, piston driven dispensing mechanism is introduced in the present invention.
Claims12
A toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush comprising:
- a replaceable toothbrush mount comprising a cylindrical brush platform wherein said cylindrical brush platform comprises a plurality of holes, a cavity and a cylindrical spring mount and wherein said cylindrical spring mount further comprises a hole;
- a circular spring attached to said cylindrical spring mount;
- a plurality of hooks attached to said circular spring wherein said hooks comprise a base and a head and wherein said base passes through said hole in said cylindrical brush platform;
- a toothpaste housing comprising a chute, an outer wall, a first and a second opening wherein the edge of said first opening comprises a lip and where in said lip is demountably engaged with said head of said hooks.
A replaceable toothpaste dispensing toothbrush comprising:
- a toothpaste housing comprising a chute, an outer wall, a first opening with a lip, a second opening and wherein said outer wall comprises a slit;
- a thumb activated pad comprising a platform and a rib wherein said rib passes through said slit in said outer wall of said toothpaste housing;
- an L-shaped arm attached to said thumb-activated pad wherein a portion of said arm projects on the axis of said chute;
- a disc attached to said L-shaped arm;
- a partition attached to said outer wall and dividing said chute and wherein said partition comprises a hole;
- a cylindrical toothpaste case comprising a chamber, a detachable circular base, and a spout wherein said spout passes through said hole in said partition and said toothpaste case rests within said chute of said toothpaste housing;
- a replaceable toothbrush mount demountably attached to said first opening of said toothpaste housing;
- a circular spring attached to a cylindrical spring mount of a cylindrical brush platform of said toothbrush mount;
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- a plurality of hooks attached to said circular spring, wherein said hooks comprise a base and a head, wherein said base passes through a hole in said cylindrical brush platform, and wherein said lip is demountably engaged with said head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.