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. An open channel runs longitudinally along the body between a first open end and a second closed end such that the first open end is in communication with the second closed end through the open channel. The open channel, the first open end, and the second closed end are arranged so that a substantially downward running stream of water directed into the first open end is redirected through the channel and out of the closed second end 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 use the fountain for oral rinsing.
Claims19
A toothbrush, comprising:
- a head portion having bristles projecting from said head portion;
- a body having a handle portion connected to the head portion, the body having a plurality of sides;
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- an open channel arranged on at least one of the head portion and the body portion, the open channel comprising:
- a first end open end;
- a second closed end such that said first end is in communication with said second end through said open channel;
- a pair of side walls between the first open end and the second closed end;
- and
- a channel floor delimited by the open end, the closed end, and the side walls,
- wherein the pair of side walls extend from the channel floor and a depth of the channel increases from the first open end to the closed second end, and
- wherein said first open end and said second closed end are arranged so that at least a portion of a substantially downward running stream of water directed into said first open end is redirected through said open channel and out of the second closed end to form a fountain, thereby availing to a user of the toothbrush a supply of water for rinsing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.