Toothbrush with toothbrush body and toothpaste container

A toothbrush body for a toothbrush, the toothbrush body having

• a head, which is covered with bristles,
• a neck, and
• a handle part, which adjoins the neck and on which is integrally formed a container holder which is intended for accommodating a toothpaste container inserted into the handle part and for partially enclosing the toothpaste container when inserted therein, wherein the toothpaste container has a dispensing head, which is closed in a sealed manner to prevent toothpaste from running out of the toothpaste container when the toothpaste container is inserted in the handle part, and a container body, said container body having a first end equipped with the dispensing head, the toothpaste container further having a second end opposite said dispensing head, a top side and an opposite bottom side, wherein the container body is integrally formed with a handle shell part as a single piece which projects beyond the container holder and together with the handle part forms an exterior surface of the handle, the container body together with the handle shell part form a chamber for holding toothpaste, at least part of the container body being thin walled and more flexibly elastic than the rest of the container body, such that, only with the toothpaste container removed from the handle part, pressure applied to the toothpaste container will force the toothpaste out of the toothpaste container, wherein the container holder at least substantially completely encloses said dispensing head and partially encloses said opposite bottom side of the toothpaste container;
• wherein the handle shell part formed at least partially at said top side of said container body, and
• wherein the handle part forms a handle together with the inserted toothpaste container, and wherein a surface of the handle, including the handle part and the toothpaste container, essentially maintains its form when subjected to loading which occurs during teeth cleaning, irrespective of the filling level of the toothpaste container.

A toothbrush with a toothbrush body and a toothpaste container, the toothbrush body having

• a head which is covered with bristles;
• a neck;
• a handle part which adjoins the neck and forms a handle together with the toothpaste container, a container holder being integrally formed with the handle part;
• the toothpaste container having
• a dispensing head;
• a container body having a first end equipped with the dispensing head;
• a second end opposite said dispensing head;
• a top side;
• an opposite bottom side;
• and
• a handle shell part formed at least partially at said top side of said container body, the container body being integrally formed as a single piece which projects beyond the container holder and together with the handle part forms an exterior surface of the handle, the container body together with said handle shell part to form a chamber for holding toothpaste that is releasably inserted into said container holder of said handle part of the toothbrush, wherein the container holder at least substantially completely encloses said dispensing head and partially encloses said opposite bottom side of the toothpaste container, the dispensing head being closed in a sealed manner to prevent the toothpaste from running out of the toothpaste container when the toothpaste container is inserted in the handle part;
• and
• at least part of the container body being thin walled and more flexibly elastic than the rest of the container body, such that, only with the toothpaste container removed from the handle part, pressure applied to the toothpaste container will force the toothpaste out of the toothpaste container,
• wherein the handle shell part essentially maintains its form when subjected to loading which occurs during teeth cleaning, irrespective of the filling level of the toothpaste container, and forms the surface of a handle together with the handle part.