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Tooth brush

a brush and tooth technology, applied in the field of toothbrushes, can solve the problems of most often being inconvenien

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-02-26
ABBOTT TIMOTHY A +1
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While the opportunity to brush may take place after morning breakfast and evening dinner, during the day it most often is inconvenient as one may not have a tooth brush.

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[0009]The hygienic article (10) shown in FIG. 1 consists of a first member (12), a second member (18) and a protective cover (52) that are united to form a tooth brush that may be retained in a purse, pocket or made available as a disposable item in a vending machine located in a wash room.

[0010]In more particular detail, the first member (12) has a first end (14) and a second end (16) separated by a tubular section. The first end (14) is closed while the second end (16) has an opening (20) through which paste located in the tube is made available. The opening (20) is defined by a projection (50) with a threaded surface (28) that surrounds the opening (20). The second end (16) of the first member (12) has an indentation (21) located in a plane parallel with the first end (14).

[0011]The second member (18) seen in FIG. 2 includes a stem (30) with a first end (34) and a second end (32). A plurality of bristles (40) extend from adjacent the second end (32) of stem (30) while a threaded ...

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Abstract

A hygienic article having a first member (12) connected to a second member (18) to form a tooth brush. A protective cover member (52) is attached to the second member (18) to allow storage within a pocket or purse.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to an article of hygiene having a bristle portion attached to a tube member to define a tooth brush.[0002]It is important to maintain a hygiene program to protect one's teeth, and it has been suggested that one brush after each meal. While the opportunity to brush may take place after morning breakfast and evening dinner, during the day it most often is inconvenient as one may not have a tooth brush. It has been suggested that one have a disposable tooth brush. One such article is a finger brush that is disposable, another article is a tooth brush that has been reduced in size and still another solution would be to carry a tooth brush and a packet of paste as separate articles.[0003]It is an object of the present invention to combine a brush and paste packet into a small unitary component that may be retained in a pocket or purse and thereby provide a hygiene article that is available upon a person desiring to brush his or her ...

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IPC IPC(8): A46B15/00A46B9/04A46D1/00
CPCA46B11/0041A46B11/0089A46B2200/1066A46B15/0071A46B2200/01A46B11/06
Inventor ABBOTT, TIMOTHY A.TUCKER, KENNETH RANDALL
Owner ABBOTT TIMOTHY A