DE20003611U1 - Toothbrush with integrated toothpaste dispenser - Google Patents

Description

Joachim Hellmich, Gubitzstr. 17, 10409 Berlin, 25.02.2000

Subject: Annex to the application for registration of a utility model here: Description

Toothbrush with integrated toothpaste dispenser.

Toothbrushes of conventional design or construction, whether for use with or without additional force or energy generated by the user, i.e. with or without mains power, battery or rechargeable battery power, whether consisting of one or two parts, require the supply or addition of toothpaste, such as toothpaste from tubes or dispenser containers, for brushing teeth for the purpose of dental care in the mouth, as used by people of all ages, regardless of whether they are male or female, healthy or disabled.

This results in the fact that at least two components are required to brush teeth with toothpaste, which are combined in just one part. This offers advantages, especially for small children, the elderly or disabled, in that brushing teeth is made easier by reducing the number of steps required.

The invention specified in the protection claim is based on the problem of creating a simple, usable toothbrush that can be used for brushing teeth with toothpaste without additional handling of a toothpaste tube/dispenser container.

This problem is solved with the features listed in the protection claim.

The invention makes brushing teeth easier and can therefore be done more often, e.g. after meals, on the move or before going to bed, by small children, the elderly and disabled people, and also means that marginal groups who neglect brushing their teeth because of the current two-component process can once again become more involved in dental care, since to apply the toothpaste you only have to operate a small pusher on the toothbrush handle with a finger of the hand that is holding the toothbrush for brushing your teeth, for a limited number of seconds in order to squeeze the toothpaste from the toothbrush handle, which in this design also serves as a toothpaste storage cartridge, through the

tube-like interior of the front part of the toothbrush or the toothbrush head, which is connected to the toothbrush handle, i.e. the rear or end part of the toothbrush, by a plug-on or screw cap, to allow the desired amount of toothbrushing to slide out of an opening at the base between the bundles of bristles, as intended by the duration of finger pressure.

Advantages also arise in particular from the possibility of interval brushing, in which one brushes the teeth with several smaller puffs of toothpaste and thus does not have to fill the toothbrush bristles completely at once, as is currently the case, or has to reapply supplies several times from the tube or dispenser container.

After brushing, the tooth bristles should be rinsed under running water and are hygienically protected by putting a brush head cap over them. This also prevents the toothpaste inside the toothbrush from drying out.

Claims (1)

1. Toothbrush with integrated toothpaste dispenser, characterized in that to apply the toothpaste one only has to operate a small press slide on the toothbrush handle with a finger of the hand that is holding the toothbrush for brushing teeth, for a limited number of seconds in order to let the toothpaste slide out of the toothbrush handle, which in this design also serves as a plug-on toothpaste storage cartridge, through the tube-like or hose-like interior of the front part of the toothbrush or the toothbrush head, which is connected to the toothbrush handle, i.e. the rear or end part of the toothbrush, by a plug-on or screw cap, from an opening at the base between the bundles of bristles in the desired amount for brushing teeth, as one intends by the duration of the finger pressure.