Patent Application
20160192770
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to the field of dental hygiene and more specifically toothbrushes and flossing devices.
2. Description of Related Art
Personal hygiene includes a daily routine including cleaning and preparation of various body areas. Dental care is one of the most important aspects of the personal hygiene routine which includes brushing teeth and flossing. The majority of people, if they do take the time to brush their teeth, neglect to floss because of the additional time necessary.
Current toothbrushes will have a brush end and may lack any specific component for flossing, or may have a simple pick that is incapable of properly flossing between teeth.
Based on the foregoing, there is a need in the art for a convenient and cost effective device that would allow a user to brush and floss their teeth without having to purchase separate devices or taking unnecessary time to use two or more different devices. A need for a device that will promote better dental hygiene practices for dental care.
My invention is a toothbrush with a built in flosser system. It has an adjustable locking device that releases and locks the floss as needed. There's a built in tracking system that allows the user to pull out as much as needed. There's a built in cutting system at the tip of the device that cuts and removes the floss to be discarded with a small amount of pressure.
My invention is an oral hygiene product that is designed to provide a multi purpose dental hygiene product that can be used to brush and floss teeth without having to change instruments. To prevent injury and contamination I've designed one (1) cap that locks into grooves over each end. Their purpose is so the desired end of the device can be used without disturbing the other or cause damage to the device unknowingly.
In an embodiment, a toothbrush has a brush end, a floss end with a locking device, and a handle with a hollow interior. Within the hollow interior is at least one sleeve, at least one rod configured to matingly engage the at least one bearing sleeve, wherein floss is wrapped around the at least one bearing sleeve, and a floss channel configured to guide the floss from the at least one bearing sleeve to the floss end, wherein the locking device is configured to hold the dental floss across the floss end, and wherein the brush end and the floss end are in communication with the handle.
In an embodiment, the toothbrush has a brush end cap and a floss end cap, wherein the brush end cap and the floss end cap, wherein the brush end cap is configured to releasably engage the brush end, and wherein the floss end cap is configured to releasably engage the floss end.
In an embodiment, the toothbrush of claim 1, further comprising a floss cutter to sever the floss after use.
In an embodiment, the toothbrush has at least one peg and at least one peg slot, wherein the at least one peg is configured to releasably engage the at least one peg slot.
In an embodiment, the toothbrush has a first side with at least one peg and a second side with at least one peg slot.
The foregoing, and other features and advantages of the invention, will be apparent from the following, more particular description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, the accompanying drawings, and the claims.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, the objects and advantages thereof, reference is now made to the ensuing descriptions taken in connection with the accompanying drawings briefly described as follows.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention and their advantages may be understood by referring to
A three in one toothbrush flosser 1 has a brush end 5 and a flosser end 10. In
In an embodiment,
In an embodiment, the three in one toothbrush 1 has a brush cap 2 configured to matingly engage the brush end 5 and a floss end cap 3 configured to accept the floss end.
The invention has been described herein using specific embodiments for the purposes of illustration only. It will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, however, that the principles of the invention can be embodied in other ways. Therefore, the invention should not be regarded as being limited in scope to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but instead as being fully commensurate in scope with the following claims.
