Patent Application
20250098845
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2023-0128355 filed on Sep. 25, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present invention relates to a portable interdental toothbrush with improved ease of use, and more particularly to technology in which, during storage, a portable interdental toothbrush is stored together with a functional drug and the functional drug and the interdental toothbrush are sealed in independent spaces so that deterioration, external foreign materials, bacteria, and viruses can be blocked and the interdental toothbrush can be coupled easily and hygienically during use.
In general, interdental toothbrushes are used to intensively remove food or plaque stuck between teeth, and are oral products used to effectively remove portions that cannot be removed by simply brushing teeth with regular toothbrushes.
Such an interdental toothbrush enables disinfection after dental treatment such as scaling or the prevention of tartar smoking, and is especially effective in maintaining after cleanliness when used for cleaning dental aids such as orthodontic appliances.
As for the current usage of interdental toothbrushes, cleaning is done only with a brush, so that the gums are often irritated and thus bleeds occur and also the ability to remove food debris including plaque is weak. When an interdental toothbrush is successively used, a problem arises in that the brush generates an unpleasant odor due to poor cleanliness, or in particular, bacteria proliferate.
In order to overcome these problems, the present inventor has disclosed technologies for an interdental toothbrush including a cleaning solution, such as technologies described in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0465554 (entitled “Portable Interdental Toothbrush”), Korean Patent No. 10-1500288 (entitled “Portable Interdental Toothbrush”), Korean Patent No. 10-1490081 (entitled “Portable Interdental Toothbrush”), Korean Patent No. 10-1493646 (entitled “Portable Interdental Toothbrush”), and Korean Patent No. 10-1466542 (entitled “Portable Interdental Toothbrush”).
However, all the above prior arts are configured such that an interdental toothbrush is exposed to the outside or an interdental toothbrush has a structure in which a cover or lid can be selectively attached and detached, so that external materials can enter through minute gaps even when the cover or the lid is closed.
The present invention has been conceived to overcome the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable interdental toothbrush in which the interdental toothbrush is constructed in a form containing a functional drug that can be used as a cleaning solution for an interdental toothbrush and a toothbrush member and a functional drug are contained within a main body in a sealed form during manufacture, so that gaps that allow foreign materials to enter from the outside can be prevented and foreign materials, bacteria, and viruses can be completely blocked, thereby preventing the deterioration of the functional drug and enabling the interdental toothbrush to be stored hygienically.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable interdental toothbrush in which the present invention makes it possible to couple and fix the interdental toothbrush in such a manner as to couple separate bodies to each other without holding the interdental toothbrush by hand when coupling and using the interdental toothbrush in the state in which the interdental toothbrush is not exposed to the outside, so that problems such as the problem of dropping the interdental toothbrush do not occur during a coupling process, thereby being hygienic during use and improving ease of use because the process of coupling the interdental toothbrush is simple.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable interdental toothbrush with improved ease of use, the portable interdental toothbrush including: a main body configured such that a first storage portion having a first accommodation space is formed in the upper portion thereof and a second storage portion having a second accommodation space is formed in the lower portion thereof; a functional drug filled in the first accommodation space of the main body; and a toothbrush member provided in the second accommodation space of the main body; wherein an extraction conduit configured to be open downward is formed in the lower portion of the second storage portion; and wherein the bottom end of the extraction conduit is packed such that the hole of the bottom end is blocked by a sealing film so that, when the portable interdental toothbrush is used, the sealing film is removed and the toothbrush member is extracted.
A separation cut line may be formed between the first storage portion and the second storage portion so that the first storage portion and the second storage portion are separated into independent parts; and a coupling conduit configured to be inserted into the extraction conduit may be formed in the upper portion of the first storage portion, a cap portion may be formed at the top end of the coupling conduit in an integrated manner, and the cap portion may be removed through an opening cut line formed in the upper portion of the coupling conduit when the portable interdental toothbrush is used.
The first storage portion and the second storage portion may be connected through an internally closed connection portion in an integrated form; and the separation cut line may be formed in the connection portion so that the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space are not exposed through separated portions.
The coupling conduit may be inserted into the extraction conduit and coupled to the toothbrush member so that the toothbrush member can be taken out to the outside without taking it out by hand.
A coupling support groove configured such that the toothbrush member is inserted thereinto and supported therein may be formed in the inside of the extraction conduit so that the toothbrush member can be supported to be inserted into the coupling support groove without being separated when the coupling conduit is inserted.
The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Furthermore, in the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.
As shown in
The portable interdental toothbrush according to the present invention basically includes the main body 100, the functional drug 200 accommodated in the main body 100, and the toothbrush member 300. Unlike the prior art, the present invention is preferably employed for one-time use. When the portable interdental toothbrush is stored or carried, the functional drug 200 and the toothbrush member 300 are maintained in a hygienic state in such a manner that they are not exposed to the outside at all, and are opened to the outside only when the portable interdental toothbrush is first used.
Although the functional drug 200 may be a cleaning solution used to clean the toothbrush member 300 in this case, various drugs such as drugs for the treatment of various periodontal diseases and drugs with functions such as the removal of bad breath or the removal of tartar or plaque may be applied as the functional drug 200. The present invention is not limited to specific drugs.
The main body 100 of the present invention is made of a synthetic resin material, and is preferably formed to have a strength that allows for some degree of deformation when force is applied thereto by hand.
As shown in the drawing, in the main body 100, the first storage portion 110 having the first accommodation space 111 is formed in the upper portion thereof and the second storage portion 120 having the second accommodation space 121 is formed in the lower portion thereof. The first accommodation space 111 present in the upper portion is filled with the functional drug 200, and the second accommodation space 121 present in the lower portion is provided with the toothbrush member 300.
In the present invention, as shown in
The sealing film 400 is a component intended to prevent foreign materials, bacteria, and viruses from penetrating into the second storage portion 120, and is preferably made of a material such as that of a silver foil film and then attached. The sealing film 400 is configured to have a one-time blocking function, cannot be reattached when first removed, and is only attached when the portable interdental toothbrush is stored before use.
In addition, in the present invention, a separation cut line 131 is formed between the first storage portion 110 and the second storage portion 120 so that the first storage portion 110 and the second storage portion 120 can be separated into independent parts.
A coupling conduit 112 configured to be inserted into the extraction conduit 122 is formed in the upper portion of the first storage portion 110, a cap portion 113 is formed at the top end of the coupling conduit 112, and the cap portion 113 is removed through an opening cut line 114 formed at the top portion of the coupling conduit 112 when the portable interdental toothbrush is used.
As shown in
In addition, the cap portion 113 is formed at the top of the coupling conduit 112 formed in the first storage portion 110. When the portable interdental toothbrush is used, the cap portion 113 is removed by cutting through the opening cut line 114 formed in the top portion of the coupling pipe 112, as shown in
The coupling conduit 112 not only functions as a conduit through which the drug is discharged, but is also inserted into the extraction conduit 122 to generate a form that can be combined with the toothbrush member 300, as shown in
In order for the toothbrush member 300 in the extraction conduit 122 to be coupled to the coupling conduit 112 simply by inserting the coupling conduit 112 into the extraction conduit 122, the toothbrush member 300 needs to be supported without being moved by the force that inserts the coupling conduit 112. When the toothbrush member 300 enters the second accommodation portion during the process of inserting the coupling conduit 112, it becomes difficult to take the toothbrush member 300 out through the extraction conduit 122, and a problem arises in that the second storage portion 120 needs to be cut and the toothbrush member 300 needs to be directly removed by hand.
Accordingly, in the present invention, a coupling support groove 123 configured such that the toothbrush member 300 can be inserted and mounted thereinto is formed on the inside of the extraction conduit 122. Accordingly, when the coupling conduit 112 is inserted, the toothbrush member 300 is supported such that it is inserted without being removed.
The specific structure of the toothbrush member 300 coupled to the extraction conduit 122 includes: a brush portion 310 provided with a plurality of toothbrush bristles formed therein; a body portion 320 configured such that the brush portion 310 is fixed at the top thereof and it is inserted into the coupling conduit 112 when the brush portion 310 is taken out; and a support annular portion 330 formed to protrude further along the circumference of the top of the body portion 320, and configured to be inserted into the coupling support groove 123 during storage.
The support annular portion 330 is inserted into and supported in the coupling support groove 123. Accordingly, as shown in
When the body portion 320 of the toothbrush member 300 is inserted into the coupling conduit 112, the coupling conduit 112 is removed from the extraction conduit 122 by pulling the first storage portion 110, as shown in
Therefore, in the present invention, it is important that the coupling conduit 112 and the body portion 320 are coupled to each other with an appropriate coupling force. That is, when the body portion 320 is excessively loosely fitted into the coupling conduit 112, a problem arises in that the toothbrush member 300 cannot be appropriately separated from the extraction conduit 122. In contrast, when it is fitted excessively strongly, strong force is required in the process of coupling the coupling conduit 112 and the body portion 320 to each other, and also a problem may arise in which the toothbrush member 300 enters the second accommodation space 121.
As shown in
The present invention is preferably employed for one-time use. However, when the functional drug 200 remains in the first accommodation space 111, it can be temporarily stored for one more use. In this case, as shown in
The present invention may be used in the same order as described above, but this is only an example. The portable interdental toothbrush may be used in the order in which, without first removing the sealing film 400, the first storage portion 110 and the second storage portion 120 are separated from each other and then the sealing film 400 is removed.
The present invention is configured in such a manner that the functional drug and the toothbrush member are sealed in the first and second accommodation spaces of the main body, respectively, so that, during storage, the portable interdental toothbrush is formed to prevent gaps through which foreign materials can enter from the outside and foreign materials, bacteria, and viruses can be completely blocked, thereby providing the effects of preventing the deterioration of the functional drug and enabling the hygienic storage of the interdental toothbrush.
Furthermore, the present invention is configured such that the interdental toothbrush is simply assembled in such a manner as to insert and separate the coupling conduit of the first storage portion into and from the extraction conduit of the second storage portion in the state in which the interdental toothbrush is not exposed to the outside, so that there is no concern about touching the interdental toothbrush directly with a user's hand or dropping the interdental toothbrush, thereby providing the effects of improving ease of use and being hygienic.
While the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it will be apparent that various modifications may be made within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2023-0128355 | Sep 2023 | KR | national |
