Infant mobile tooth-brushing basin

Abstract

Disclosed is an infant mobile tooth-brushing basin. The infant mobile tooth-brushing basin includes a water supply container and water collecting container received in a main body, a pumping device installed to the top of the main body to pump water in the water supply container, a drain bowl indented in an upper surface of the main body and connected to the water collecting container in which water used upon tooth-brushing is collected, a funnel connected to the main body via a flexible pipe that is connected to the water collecting container, a tool receiving recess and a storage case to receive a toothbrush and toothpaste, and gargle cups. The infant mobile tooth-brushing basin allows infants to brush their teeth alone without assistance of a guardian regardless of a place and assists in forming a tooth-brushing habit by arousing curiosity and interest of infants.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001]The present invention relates to an infant mobile tooth-brushing basin, which assists infants in forming a tooth-brushing habit with recreational factors thereof.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In consideration of impossible reproduction of teeth, it goes without saying that teeth management is important. First of all, forming a tooth-brushing habit from early childhood via thorough education is important for proper teeth management.[0003]In the case of infants who have little concentration and are restless, playing is learning, and therefore a variety of playing instruments have been provided in many educational fields to arouse curiosity and interest and maximize learning effects. However, there is provided no playing instrument to form a tooth-brushing habit.[0004]Infants are forced to brush their teeth only in a bathroom by their parents or a guardian. To say nothing of arousing curiosity and interest, this forcible tooth-brushing may create the animosity of infants, a...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0009]In an infant mobile tooth-brushing basin according to the present invention, a main body, which defines an external appearance of the basin and receives a water supply container and a water collecting container therein, has a height determined based on a sitting height of infants, and mounted on the top of the main body are a drain bowl, a pumping device to pump water in the water supply container, a water reservoir having a water supply tap, and one or more cups having different sizes. Also, a sound generator having a toy function is provided to generate sound favorable to infants. In this way, the infant mobile tooth-brushing basin can function as a water playing instrument or a toy to arouse curiosity and interest of infants, thereby allowing infants to feel an affinity for the tooth-brushing basin.

[0010]Further, in addition to the water supply container and the water collecting container, as a result of providing the main body with a tool receiving recess for receiving a variety of tooth-brushing tools, such as toothpaste, a towel and the like, and a storage case having a sterilizer for sanitary storage of a toothbrush received in the storage case, the infant mobile tooth-brushing basin independently enables infants to brush their teeth without requiring other auxiliary equipment, and can be freely moved to a desired place, such as a living room or a play room, to allow infants to brush their teeth at the desired place.

[0011]In particular, according to the present invention, arrangement of the respective components for tooth-brushing, an opening / closing operation of the storage case in which the toothbrush is received, the pumping device and the water supply tap that are used to acquire water used for tooth-brushing, the drain bowl and a funnel that are used to drain water used upon tooth-brushing, and the sound generator can arouse curiosity and interest of infants, which can assist infants in forming a tooth-brushing habit and in enjoying tooth-brushing without assistance of a guardian.

Problems solved by technology

However, there is provided no playing instrument to form a tooth-brushing habit.

To say nothing of arousing curiosity and interest, this forcible tooth-brushing may create the animosity of infants, and education for forming a tooth-brushing habit cannot be expected.

Moreover, since a basin for a general domestic bathroom is installed at a relatively high height on the basis of the average height of adults, infants have difficulty in taking out a toothbrush and toothpaste by themselves and also, in gaining and discharging gargling water, and have no option but to passively depend on assistance of a guardian.

This gives annoyance to a guardian and prevents active tooth-brushing, making it further difficult to form a tooth-brushing habit.

However, except for the advantage in that gargling is possible in a desired place other than a bathroom, the above mentioned gargling kit enables only washing of the interior of a mouth with salt water and a gargle, such as a fluoride additive gargle, and does not enable use of a toothbrush that is the most effective means for tooth-brushing.

Further, since gargling is realized via a simple motion of suctioning a gargle and spitting it after rinsing the mouth, and subsequently suctioning rinsing water and spitting it after rinsing the mouth, the gargling kit does not have factors of arousing curiosity and interest of infants.

Furthermore, even if it succeeds in arousing curiosity and interest of infants, the gargling kit cannot assist in forming a tooth-brushing habit so long as it does not enable tooth-brushing.

Images