Disposable toothbrush apparatus
AssigneeL.L. Strider Development Corporation
InventorLa Bron L. Strider
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Abstract
A disposable toothbrush apparatus incorporates a dentifrice and at least one rinsing fluid within its hollow body. The apparatus includes a brush component having a series of bristles secured to it and an opening between the bristles that connects to an internal lumen within the apparatus containing the dentifrice for automatic dispensing thereof. The apparatus also includes a handle component with a hollow interior portion. The tapered upper end of the handle forms a coupling area adapted to fit within the lumen of the brush component. The hollow handle component contains compartments for rinsing fluid so that no external source of liquid is required to brush ones teeth.
Claims11
A disposable toothbrush apparatus, comprising:
- a brush component having a plurality of bristles extending in a generally perpendicular direction, a brush end containing a dentifrice disposed within in communication with a passageway and aperture opening in proximity to the plurality of bristles;
- and
- a handle component composed of coupled upper and lower handle portions, wherein the handle portions each have fluid containing compartments, an upper handle portion fluid containing compartment in fluidic communication with the brush component and a lower handle portion fluid containing compartment not in fluidic communication with the brush component, respectively, so that when coupled with the plurality of bristles the upper handle portion is configured to dispense contents of the upper handle portion fluid containing compartment into the plurality of bristles.
A disposable toothbrush apparatus, comprising:
- a brush component having a plurality of bristles extending in a generally perpendicular direction, a brush end containing a dentifrice disposed within in communication with a passageway and aperture opening in proximity to the plurality of bristles;
- and
- a handle component composed of coupled upper and lower handle portions, wherein the handle portions each have fluid containing compartments, an upper handle portion fluid containing compartment in fluidic communication with the brush component and a lower handle portion fluid containing compartment not in fluidic communication with the brush component, respectively, so that when coupled with the plurality of bristles the upper handle portion is configured to dispense contents of the upper handle portion fluid containing compartment into the plurality of bristles;
- and
- flossing means incorporated on the end of the lower handle portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.