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Reusable compactable toothbrush assembly with disposable toothpaste, dental floss and tongue cleaner

a compactable, toothbrush technology, applied in the direction of toothbrushes, containers, opening closed containers, etc., can solve the problems of less waste, no longer effective or useful,

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-12-02
MUALEM OVED +1
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[0029] to offer an integrated novel toothbrush system which wisely incorporates several dental practices: brushing, flossing and tongue cleaning, into one complete and compact unit, thereby both encouraging the mentioned dental practices as well as decreasing consumer costs as the purchase of an integrated units is much cheaper than the purchase of the separate units, not to mention the saving in hassles.
[0053] Accordingly the various objects and advantages of the invention mentioned are to provide an improved, economic, convenient, user friendly, environment conscious toothbrush assembly thereby allowing for optimum dental hygiene.

Problems solved by technology

The tongue cleaner and toothpaste may also be replaced separately at the stage where they are no longer effective or useful.
The fact that only the ineffective feature, (toothbrush head or toothpaste tube or dental floss or tongue cleaner compartment) is disposed of, results in the discarding of less waste.

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. 1-14--PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0071] A preferred embodiment of the toothbrush assembly of the new invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1-14.

[0072] With reference now to the drawings, the present invention is a new reusable toothbrush assembly composed of a number of detachable portions into which a disposable toothbrush head, a toothpaste tube, a dental floss compartment and a tongue cleaner can be inserted.

[0073] FIG. 1 is a side view of all the different portions of the new toothbrush assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 1 depicts a complete detailed view of the entire toothbrush assembly, it serves as a macro frame of reference and will be used as such. Therefore to better understand the toothbrush assembly structure on a micro-level, the succeeding figures (FIGS. 2-8) will be discussed to further detail the individual features.

[0074] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the lower portion of the new toothbrush assembly generally comprises of a rigid...

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Abstract

An all-in-one toothbrush that can be used at home or on the go for complete dental hygiene. Though it is the size of a regular toothbrush, it has added features for further benefits. The hollow handle conceals the refillable toothpaste, the dental floss and the tongue cleaner and the self adhering plastic cap covering the head of the toothbrush guarantees the bristle stay in shape and prevents the toothpaste from crusting. The toothbrush is not only compact and convenient because all the essential elements are housed within, but the simple exchanging of only the toothbrush head allows for use by additional users. This interchangeability and the refillable feature also make it both economically rewarding and environment friendly.

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[0001] This application claims the benefits of PPA Ser. No. 60 / 473,709, filed 2003 May 29 by the present inventors.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002] NONE.SEQUENCE LISTING[0003] NONE.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION--FIELD OF INVENTION[0004] This invention relates to dental hygiene and reusable compactable toothbrush assemblies, specifically to such a novel toothbrush assembly which consists of disposable yet reusable toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss and tongue cleaner all in one.[0005] Originally the toothbrush devices consisted of a handle, a head portion and a bristle portion with the application of the dentrifice material or toothpaste to the bristle portion of the toothbrush and the need of entirely separate independent units for dental flossing and tongue cleaning.[0006] However, today with stronger public awareness of the importance of dental hygiene and the limited time consumers have in their hectic day for dental cleaning along with the environmental waste alert, the public...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A46B11/00B65D35/34
CPCA46B11/0024A46B2200/1066
Inventor MUALEM, OVEDBITON AVRAHAM, IDIT
Owner MUALEM OVED
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