Dental cleaning apparatus

• US 3,261,978 A
• Filed: 05/27/1963
• Issued: 07/19/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Henry S. Brenman
• Original Assignee: Henry S. Brenman
• Inventors: Brenman, Henry S.
• Application Number:
  US04/283,154
• Time in Patent Office: 1,149 Days
• US Class Current: 15/105
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0002 Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0036 with a lighting means, e.g. laser, bulb A46B15/0034 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1066 Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures A61C17/16 takes precedence; bristles arrangements for toothbrushes A46B9/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0646 with illumination filters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0676 at distal tip of an endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/24 for the mouth, i.e. stomatoscopes, e.g. with tongue depressors tongue depressors per se A61B13/00; Instruments for opening or keeping open the mouth combined with saliva removers A61C17/00; mouth openers for animals A61D15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0606 Mouth

Claims

1. A TOOTHBRUSH COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HANDLE PROTION A HEAD PORTION, SAID HEAD PORTION HAVING BRISTLES SECURED TO ONE THEREOF, SAID HEAD PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER IN MASS THAN SAID HANDLE PORTION, SAID HEAD PORTION BEING SUFFICIENTLY SMALL TO BE USED IN THE MOUTH OF A PERSON FOR BRUSHING TEETH, A SOURCE OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT MOUNTED IN SAID ELONGATED HANDLE PORTION, SAID ELONGATED HANDLE PORTION COMPRISING A LIGHT TRANSMITTING ELEMENT, A FILTER MOUNTED ON SAID HEAD PORTION ADAPTED TO HAVE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT TRANSMITTED THERETHROUGH FROM SAID SOURCE, AND SAID FILTER BEING ADAPTED TO PASS ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT OF ONLY ONE PARTICULAR WAVELENGTH THERETHROUGH.