Reduced form factor oral irrigator

Abstract

An oral irrigator has a removable reservoir defining a reservoir cavity, a base unit housing a motor and a pump, and a handle for directing fluid flow from the pump removably connected to the base unit and fluidly coupled to the pump by a hose. The handle has a housing defining a slot formed in an outer wall of the housing. The slot is bounded by two opposing walls spaced apart from each other anda transverse wall at a terminal interior end of the opposing walls. The outer wall of the housing is open to the slot at lateral sides of the two opposing walls and at a base end of the opposing walls opposite the transverse wall.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 286,925, filed January 25, 2016, entitled "Reduced Form Factor Oral Irrigator," and the filed November 3, 2016, entitled "Reduced Shape Factor Priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 16,926, "Oral Irrigator for Factor," each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. [0003] This application is related to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 286,792 (Attorney Docket P258358.US.01), entitled "Rotating Assembly for Oral Irrigator Handle," filed January 25, 2016, which is adopted by References are incorporated herein in their entirety. technical field [0004] The present disclosure relates generally to health and personal hygiene devices, and more particularly to oral irrigators. Background technique [0005] Oral irrigators are commonly used to clean a user's teeth and gums by discharging a pressurized stream of fluid into the user'...

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Problems solved by technology

While hand-held flusher units are generally smaller than countertop units and are easier to carry, because the reservoir is attached to the handle, the reservoir is usually smaller than the countertop unit reservoir, and thus may not provide as much utility as the user may desire. fluid for flushing

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