# US 8,770,210 B1 · Travel mouth cleaning device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,770,210 B1 - Document ID: US8770210B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 13/722,454 - Filed: 2012-12-20 - Published: 2014-06-26 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-20 - Assignees: John E. Sexton - Applicants: John Eric Sexton - Inventors: John Eric Sexton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770210B1 ## CPC - A46B 15/0071: {Toothbrushes with flossing arrangements (A61C15/04 takes precedence)} - A46B 15/0081: {Brushes with a scraper, e.g. tongue scraper} - A61C 15/02: Toothpicks - A46B 5/021: {Grips or handles specially adapted to conform to the hand} - A46B 17/04: Protective covers for the bristles - A46B 17/06: Devices for cleaning brushes after use - A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G) - A61C: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; {tongue scrapers A61B17/24;} preparations for dentistry A61K6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K8/00, A61Q11/00) ## Abstract A travel mouth-cleaning device contains a roll of floss, a plurality of teeth, a pick and a brush. The device may be used in a travel or non-travel capacity. The invention may be placed on a keychain that can be carried in the pants pocket or in a purse or other carrying container. The invention is small enough that it will not protrude the container while being transported. The invention can clean the tongue faster and easier than most conventional tongue scraper devices currently on the market, with a scraping action on the surface of the tongue from the plurality of teeth on the device. Moreover, all the necessary tools to clean the whole mouth are included within the device. Furthermore, the invention is easily transported so a person can clean their mouth after each meal while away from a place like their home bathroom or other facility. Moreover, to facilitate transportation the invention may be constructed of a material like a plastic polymer. Furthermore, the invention can be used in capacities like in the military in a pack called a MRE, (Meal Ready to Eat), while camping, or while traveling. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A travel mouth cleaning device, comprising: a flat ergonomic handle; an elongated body connected to the handle; a roll of floss contained inside the handle; a pick connected to the elongated body; a brush connected to the elongated body; a plurality of teeth connected and orientated along a top and a bottom of the elongated body; and a shroud that surrounds the elongated body, the plurality of teeth, the pick and the brush, the shroud comprising a plurality of bristles connected and extended from the inside of the shroud. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The travel mouth cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of teeth along the top of the elongated body comprises a generally course nature. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The travel mouth cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of the teeth along the bottom of the elongated body comprises of a generally fine nature. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The travel mouth cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the handle comprises a hole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The travel mouth cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of teeth comprises an arrangement in a pattern. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The travel mouth cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the handle is parallel to the elongated body and the plurality of teeth. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The travel mouth cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the pick connects to the elongated body, opposite wherein the handle connects to the elongated body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The travel mouth cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the brush connects to the elongated body, opposite wherein the handle connects to the elongated body. ### Claim 9 A method for cleaning the mouth, comprising the steps of: Removing a shroud to expose an elongated body with a plurality of generally course and fine natured teeth, a pick and a brush; Positioning the elongated body with the plurality of course natured teeth in a perpendicular placement relative to a longitudinal nature of a tongue membrane; Applying slight pressure to the tongue membrane with the plurality of generally course natured teeth; Scraping and removing a foreign matter on the tongue membrane with the generally course natured teeth by moving from the back to the front of the tongue repeatedly; Positioning the elongated boy with the plurality of fine natured teeth in a perpendicular placement relative to the longitudinal nature of the tongue membrane; Applying slight pressure to the tongue membrane with the plurality of generally fine natured teeth; Scraping and removing a foreign matter on the tongue membrane with the generally fine natured teeth by moving from the back to the front of the tongue repeatedly; Removing foreign matter from between human teeth with a roll of floss that expels floss; Removing foreign matter from between the human teeth with the pick; Brushing the human teeth with the brush; Inserting the elongated body with the plurality of teeth, pick and brush into the shroud containing a plurality of bristles repeatedly, thereby removing and cleaning a foreign matter from the plurality of teeth, pick and brush; and Placing the shroud back around the elongated body, the plurality of teeth, pick, and brush for transport or storage.