Fountain toothbrush
OwnerScott L. Amroninventor
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Abstract
A toothbrush body includes a handle connected to a head and bristles projecting from the top of the head. A channel runs longitudinally through the body between a first opening and a second opening such that the first opening is in communication with the second opening through the channel. The channel and the first and second openings are arranged so that a substantially downward running stream of water directed into one of the first opening and the second opening is redirected through the channel and out of the other of the first opening and the second opening to form a fountain. A direction of a flow of the fountain at the other of the first opening and the second opening has an upward component so that a user, i.e., holder of the toothbrush, can easily reach the fountain for oral rinsing.
Claims17
A toothbrush, comprising a body having a handle portion connected to a head portion, the body having a top and a bottom, and bristles projecting from the top of said head portion, said body having a channel therethrough with a first end and a second end such that said first end is in communication with said second end through said channel, wherein said channel and said first and second ends are arranged so that at least a portion of a substantially downward running stream of water directed into one of said first end and said second end is redirected though said channel and out of the other of said first end and said second end to form an upwardly directed fountain, thereby availing to a user of the toothbrush a supply of water for rinsing, wherein the first end and the second end are at least one of arranged on a same side of the body opening in the substantially same direction and connected to one another by the channel having an acute angle.
A toothbrush, comprising a body having a handle portion connected to a head portion, the body having a top and a bottom, and bristles projecting from the top of said head portion, said body defining a cavity through the body having a first opening and a second opening, whereby downward flowing water entering the cavity through one of the first and second openings from a faucet is transportable by the user to the user's mouth for rinsing, the flowing water exits the other of the first and second openings in an upward flow, wherein one of the cavity and the body is J-shaped between the first and second openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.