Two-Finger Oral Cleaning Fabric With Detachable Floss
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing oral hygiene tools like toothbrushes and dental floss are inconvenient for travel and fail to effectively clean tooth surfaces and the tongue, while toothpicks and dental floss only remove interdental debris.
Innovation Solution
A two-finger cap cleaning fabric with dental floss design comprising a contact fabric piece, cover fabrics, and a floss, allowing users to insert fingers to clean tooth surfaces and tongue, with detachable floss for interdental cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If toothbrush and toothpaste are used together, then cleaning effectiveness is improved, but portability and convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines toothbrush and dental floss into a single integrated device. The toothbrush handle contains a retractable dental floss mechanism, allowing both cleaning functions to be performed with one tool. This merging eliminates the need to carry separate toothbrush and floss containers, improving portability while maintaining comprehensive cleaning effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The toothbrush is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a traditional brush for tooth surfaces and as a flossing device for interdental spaces. The handle incorporates a floss dispensing mechanism with a protective case, enabling the single device to perform multiple oral hygiene functions that previously required separate tools.
2Ease of operation
If toothpicks and dental floss are used, then portability is improved, but cleaning capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the limited functions of toothpicks and dental floss into a comprehensive oral care device. The toothbrush provides surface cleaning while the integrated floss mechanism handles interdental spaces, creating a unified tool that surpasses the capabilities of either toothpicks or floss alone while maintaining portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The device achieves universality by incorporating both brushing and flossing capabilities in one portable unit. The toothbrush handle serves as both a brush holder and a floss dispensing mechanism, enabling users to perform complete oral hygiene routines with a single portable device rather than multiple separate items.
3Measurement precision
If separate cleaning tools are used for different areas, then cleaning precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cleaning tools into one integrated device. The toothbrush handle incorporates a retractable floss mechanism with a protective case, allowing users to access both brushing and flossing functions from a single tool. This merging maintains the precision of specialized cleaning actions while eliminating the need to manage multiple separate tools.
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AI summary
A two-finger cap cleaning fabric with dental floss, which includes: a contact fabric piece, a first cover fabric, a second cover fabric, and a floss, the main function of which involves placing the index finger into a first finger cap space between the first cover fabric and the contact fabric piece, and inserting the thumb into a second finger cap space between the second cover fabric and the contact fabric piece, whereby the user is then able to use their index finger and thumb to control the contact fabric piece to proceed with cleaning the teeth. In addition, one end of the floss inside a folded over portion of the second cover fabric can be detached, thereby enabling cleaning the teeth with the floss.