Toothbrush with rollers

Abstract

To provide a toothbrush with a roller capable of massaging the skin, muscles and salivary glands of the face around the mouth while brushing the teeth.SOLUTION: A spring type clip 2 is attached to the vicinity of a part where the thumb and the forefinger just touch when a supporting rod 1 of the toothbrush is held by the hand. The clip 2 is extended almost in parallel with the support rod of the toothbrush to the tip with the brush, attached to the support rod 1 of the toothbrush in a ring shape and smoothly rotated by 360 °. A roller 3 is attached to the tip of the clip 2 so as to be held between the roller 3 and a brush-attached part at the tip of the toothbrush. At the time of use, the part of the brush 4 is put into the oral cavity and the part of the skin on the outer side of the face part is held between the rollers 3. When the brush 4 is moved back and forth to brush the teeth, the roller 3 on the skin of the face part is also moved back and forth to massage the skin of the face part at the same time. When the cheek side of the tooth surface is brushed, the cheek mucosa is massaged from the inside of the oral cavity by the gourd-shaped bump 5 of the head part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a toothbrush with rollers that massages the facial skin and muscles around the mouth and the salivary glands while brushing the teeth to remove food particles and plaque from the teeth. [Background technology]

[0002] Although a wide variety of toothbrush shapes are used in the past, toothbrushes that are basically composed of a single, almost straight support rod and a brush part are mainly used. There are also toothbrushes on the market that have the function of electrically rotating or vibrating the brush. The support rod is usually a rod-shaped molded plastic, and the brush is made of a bundle of horsehair or nylon fibers embedded at the tip of the rod. The axis of the support rod and the direction of the brush fibers cross each other. When brushing teeth with a toothbrush, you hold the toothbrush holder in your hand, press the brush part against the surface of your teeth with your wrist, and move your arm back and forth or up and down to brush your teeth and remove plaque and dirt. Also, because the brush part can only brush one surface of the tooth at a time, you change the direction and angle of the toothbrush you place on your teeth to brush them in order. [Prior art documents]

[0003] [Patent documents] [Non-patent literature] Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The toothbrushes currently available on the market are used to thoroughly brush teeth and gums, remove food particles and plaque, and prevent cavities and periodontal disease. However, the toothbrushes currently in use are structurally specialized for brushing teeth only. The present invention improves the shape of the toothbrush and provides a toothbrush with rollers that massages the skin and muscles of the face around the mouth and the salivary glands while brushing the teeth. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following technical means. A spring clip is attached to the support rod of a conventional toothbrush, just where the thumb and index finger touch when the support rod is held in the hand. The spring clip extends almost parallel to the toothbrush's support rod and all the way to the head at the tip where the brush is attached. The spring clip is attached to the support rod of the toothbrush in a ring shape, and is attached so as to be able to smoothly rotate 360 ​​degrees around the support rod in parallel with the long axis of the support rod. The spring-loaded clip has a roller attached to the tip, which is shaped to clamp onto the brush tip of the toothbrush. When using this toothbrush, when inserting the brush part at the tip of the toothbrush into the mouth, open the clip part with the roller attached once and pinch the roller so that it touches the outer part of the face. When you move the toothbrush back and forth to brush your teeth, the rollers that hold your cheeks in place also move back and forth at the same time, so you can massage the skin, muscles and salivary glands of your face at the same time. Also, when brushing the cheek surfaces of the teeth, there are two gourd-shaped bumps on the opposite side of the toothbrush head where the bristles are attached, and these bumps massage the cheek mucosa from the inside of the mouth. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] By using the toothbrush of the present invention, the facial skin, muscles and salivary glands can be massaged simultaneously while brushing the teeth. The spring-loaded part that opens and closes the clip is located near the thumb and index finger, so it can be operated with one hand. While brushing your teeth, you can also massage the facial skin and muscles to improve blood circulation and reduce the appearance of nasolabial folds. It also stimulates the salivary glands, promoting saliva secretion. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a plan view of a roller toothbrush according to the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the roller toothbrush of the present invention in an open state of the spring clip portion. Modes for carrying out the invention

[0008] The following describes the form of the present invention in detail with reference to the drawings. In Figure 1, the structure of the roller toothbrush is such that a spring-loaded clip (2) is attached to the support rod (1) of a conventional toothbrush, in the area where the thumb and index finger would touch when the toothbrush is held in the hand. The spring-loaded clip (2) extends almost parallel to the toothbrush support rod to the tip where the brush is attached. The spring-loaded clip (2) is attached in a ring shape to the support rod (1) of the toothbrush, and is attached so that it can smoothly rotate 360 ​​degrees around the support rod (1) parallel to the long axis of the support rod (1). A roller (3) is attached to the tip of the spring-loaded clip (2), and is shaped to clamp the roller (3) against the head part of the toothbrush where the brush is attached. When using this toothbrush, when inserting the brush (4) into the mouth, open the spring-type clip (2) with the roller (3) and pinch the cheek area of ​​the face with the roller (3). When the brush (4) is moved back and forth to brush the teeth, the rollers (3) that hold the cheeks of the face also move back and forth at the same time, so that the skin, muscles and salivary glands of the face can be massaged at the same time. When brushing the buccal surfaces of the teeth, there are two gourd-shaped bumps (5) on the head of the support rod brush (4), which can be used to massage the buccal mucosa from the inside of the mouth. This is a plan view of the spring-type clip (2) of the roller toothbrush in FIG. 2, open relative to the support rod (1). The spring-loaded clip (2) is attached in a ring shape to the toothbrush support rod (1) and is attached so that it can smoothly rotate 360 ​​degrees around the support rod (1). This means that the roller (3) part can always be in contact with the skin of the face, regardless of the direction the brush (4) is facing when brushing teeth. [Explanation of symbols]

[0009] 1 Toothbrush support rod 2 spring clips 3 Rollers 4 Brushes 5 Gourd-shaped bump

Claims

1. A spring-type clip (2) is attached to the support rod (1) of a conventional toothbrush at the position where the thumb and index finger touch when the toothbrush is held in the hand.

2. The spring-loaded clip (2) extends almost parallel to the toothbrush support rod to the tip where the brush is attached, and a roller (3) is attached to the tip.

3. The spring clip (2) is attached to the toothbrush support rod (1) in a ring shape so that it can rotate smoothly 360 degrees around the support rod (1).

4. A roller (3) is attached to the tip of the spring-loaded clip (2), so that it is shaped to be pinched between the two gourd-shaped bumps (5) on the head part where the brush (4) at the tip of the toothbrush is attached.

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