Squeegee device and system
OwnerJames A. Gavney, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A toothbrush is disclosed that includes and applicator head and a handle coupled to the applicator head for manipulating the applicator head while cleaning teeth and gums. The applicator head includes a curved squeegee element and bristles that surround elongated walls of the curved squeegee element, such that teeth and gums can be simultaneously wiped with the curved squeegee element and brushed with the bristles during a cleaning operation. The curved squeegee element preferably has two terminus ends and wiping edges of the curved squeegee element can be contoured or otherwise shaped.
Claims16
A dentition cleaning device comprising:
- a) squeegee segments in a substantially circular arrangement with elongated squeegee edges protruding from a support surface of an applicator head in a protruding direction
- b) bristles protruding from the support surface of the applicator head and surrounding at least portions of the elongated squeegee edges;
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- c) an elongated handle member extending outward from the applicator head for manipulating the applicator head while cleaning dentition.
An system for cleaning dentition comprising:
- a) an applicator head with a curved squeegee elements having elongated squeegee walls that form a substantially circular arrangement of top wiping edges, the applicator head further comprising bristles;
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- b) an elongated handle extending outward from the applicator head for manipulating the applicator head while cleaning dentition.
An device for cleaning dentition comprising:
- a) an applicator head comprising:
- i) a plurality of squeegee segments that are arranged in a substantially circular arrangement of the squeegee segments having top wiping edges in a protruding direction and squeegee walls that terminate in an elongated direction;
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- ii) bristles surrounding at least a portion of the squeegee walls;
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- b) an elongated handle extending outward from the applicator head for manipulating the applicator head while cleaning the dentition.
A dentition cleaning device comprising:
- a) curved squeegee segments that are arranged to form a substantially circular arrangement of the curved squeegee segments, wherein the curved squeegee segments each has elongated squeegee walls that terminate in an elongated direction to form side edges and that form top wiping edges;
- b) bristles surrounding at least a portion the curved squeegees;
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- c) an elongated handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.