Toothbrush Pen With Nested Brush And Toothpaste Cartridge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals often lack access to a toothbrush and toothpaste for oral hygiene after eating, despite typically carrying a pen.
Innovation Solution
A combined apparatus resembling a pen that houses a toothbrush and toothpaste, allowing for easy access and use of both items, including a mechanism to apply toothpaste to the brush.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If a person carries a pen, then portability is improved, but access to toothbrush and toothpaste is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a toothbrush and toothpaste into a single pen-like apparatus. The toothbrush is housed within the pen body, and toothpaste is stored in a cartridge that can be dispensed onto the brush, allowing both oral hygiene items to be carried and accessed in one compact device.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus serves multiple functions: it can be used as a writing pen, stored in a pocket like any pen, and activated to dispense toothpaste onto a toothbrush for oral hygiene. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the same object serve both as a portable item and as an accessible toothbrush-with-toothpaste system.
2Ease of operation
If toothbrush and toothpaste are housed together, then convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The toothbrush is nested within the pen body, and the toothpaste is stored in a cartridge that fits within the same housing. The toothpaste cartridge can be inserted and removed independently, while the toothbrush remains housed in the pen. This nesting arrangement consolidates multiple components into a compact unified structure, improving convenience while managing complexity through modular design.
Data Source
AI summary
A toothbrush pen comprising a pen apparatus having a pin tip housing ink and an outer body defining a hollow enclosure for housing a removable toothbrush apparatus. In this way, the toothbrush pen is an apparatus that looks and functions like a pen but also houses a toothbrush.