Apparatus that helps facilitate clean hands and teeth

• US 20060240397A1
• Filed: 04/21/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Morris Lynn, Kathryn A. Newth
• Original Assignee: John Morris Lynn, Kathryn A. Newth
• Inventors: Newth, Kathryn A., Lynn, John Morris
• Application Number:
  US11/111,297
• Publication Number:
  US 20060240397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/365
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0084 Dental hygiene

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for helping facilitate the more effective washing of a person'"'"'s hands and the brushing of a person'"'"'s teeth. The apparatus is comprised of a means of sharing information on hand washing and a means of sharing information on tooth brushing. Preferably, the means of sharing this information, is a speaker means which is activated by either a hand washing activation means or a tooth brushing activation means.

Claims

1. An apparatus for improving a person'"'"'s hygiene by sharing information which helps in hand washing and tooth brushing, comprising;

(a) hand wash information sharing means; and

(b) tooth brush information sharing means.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information shared on hand washing and tooth brushing relates to the desired duration of hand washing and tooth brushing.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hand wash sharing information means and tooth brush information sharing means are triggered by buttons.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the information shared is trivia in the form of questions and answers.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the questions and answers are timed such that the person knows the correct duration for hand washing and tooth brushing.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein a delay between the question and the answer is used to encourage the person to continue using the apparatus until the answer is given.

7. A tooth brush holder apparatus for improving a person'"'"'s hygiene by sharing information which encourages improved tooth brushing and hand washing, comprising;

(a) hand wash information sharing means; and

(b) tooth brush information sharing means.

8. The tooth brush holder apparatus of claim 7 wherein the tooth brush information sharing means is triggered by removal of a tooth brush from the tooth brush holder.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the information shared on hand washing and tooth brushing relates to the desired duration of hand washing and tooth brushing.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the information shared is trivia in the form of questions and answers.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the questions and answers are timed such that the person knows the correct duration for hand washing and tooth brushing.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein a delay between the question and the answer is used to encourage the person to continue using the apparatus until the answer is given.