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US 7,527,446 B2Granted
Children's combination toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser, and method
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsAlyce Johnson Papa, Jeffrey James Stechschulte, Philip Andrew Sawin
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Abstract
A combination toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser, and method, are adapted for use by a child. The dispenser provides an easily actuatable activator that, when operated, discharges a predetermined amount of toothpaste from an orifice. The toothbrush is adapted to automatically lift the toothbrush head off of a support surface to a height near that of the dispenser orifice. As a result, a child may focus on manipulating one item at a time when loading a toothbrush with toothpaste.
Claims13
A combination toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser comprises:
- a toothpaste dispenser adapted to discharge toothpaste through an orifice, the toothpaste dispenser comprising a housing for storing toothpaste and an activator for selectively advancing toothpaste through the orifice, wherein the orifice is located at an orifice height above a support surface on which the dispenser rests;
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- a toothbrush including a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, a brush head associated with the distal end defining a toothpaste receiving surface, wherein the handle supports the brush head above the support surface but below the orifice height with the toothpaste receiving surface oriented substantially toward the dispenser orifice, wherein said head of said toothbrush is magnetically aligned with said orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.