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US 8,529,150 B2Granted
Toothbrush device
OwnerRichard Carl Olsoninventor
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Abstract
A toothbrush device having a body defining a cavity and an input port disposed on the body in fluid communication with the cavity. The input port permits brushing by-products to pass through the input port and into the cavity while restricting passage of the brushing by-products outward from the cavity. In one form, the toothbrush device includes an elongated handle with a reservoir having at least a portion disposed within the handle. The reservoir is sized to hold a predetermined amount of oral care product, and a mouthpiece is in fluid communication with the reservoir to discharge the oral care product from the reservoir.
Claims17
A toothbrush device comprising:
- a head having a plurality of bristles;
- an elongated handle connected to the head;
- a body of the elongated handle defining a cavity;
- a one-way input port disposed on the body and in fluid communication with the cavity, the input port permitting brushing by-products to pass through the input port and into the cavity and restricting passage of the brushing by-products outward from the cavity.
1 more element
A toothbrush device comprising:
- a head having a plurality of bristles;
- an elongated handle connected to the head;
- a body of the elongated handle defining a cavity;
- an input port disposed on the body and in fluid communication with the cavity, the input port permitting brushing by-products to pass through the input port and into the cavity and restricting passage of the brushing by-products outward from the cavity;
- an absorbent material within the cavity;
- and
- a blocking wall disposed between the input port and the absorbent material.
4 more elements
A toothbrush device comprising:
- a head having a plurality of bristles;
- an elongated handle connected to the head;
- a body of the elongated handle defining a cavity;
- an input port disposed on the body and in fluid communication with the cavity, the input port permitting brushing by-products to pass through the input port and into the cavity and restricting passage of the brushing by-products outward from the cavity;
- an absorbent material within the cavity;
- wherein the body has a lower wall defining a lower portion of the cavity;
- and
- at least one elevation member extends between the lower wall and the absorbent material to elevate at least a portion of the absorbent material a distance above the lower wall.
5 more elements
A toothbrush device comprising:
- a head having a plurality of bristles;
- an elongated handle connected to the head;
- a body of the elongated handle defining a cavity;
- an input port disposed on the body and in fluid communication with the cavity, the input port permitting brushing by-products to pass through the input port and into the cavity and restricting passage of the brushing by-products outward from the cavity;
- an air vent disposed on the body in communication with the cavity;
- wherein the air vent comprises a tube extending along the cavity with a distal end disposed within the cavity and a proximal end extending through an opening in the body of the elongated handle.
3 more elements
A toothbrush device comprising:
- a head having a plurality of bristles thereon;
- an elongated handle connected to the head;
- a reservoir having at least a portion thereof disposed within the elongated handle, the reservoir being sized to hold a predetermined amount of oral care product;
- a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the reservoir, the mouthpiece configured to discharge the oral care product from the reservoir;
- and
- the reservoir includes a suction-drawn piston configured to be drawn toward the mouthpiece in response to suction being applied to the mouthpiece.
3 more elements
A toothbrush device comprising:
- a head having a plurality of bristles thereon;
- an elongated handle connected to the head;
- a reservoir having at least a portion thereof disposed within the elongated handle, the reservoir being sized to hold a predetermined amount of oral care product;
- a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the reservoir, the mouthpiece configured to discharge the oral care product from the reservoir;
- wherein the elongated handle includes a body that defines a cavity therein;
- and
- an input port disposed on the body is in fluid communication with the cavity, the input port having an open configuration that permits brushing by-products to pass through the input port and into the cavity and a closed configuration that restricts passage of the brushing byproducts outward from the cavity.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.