Disposable tooth cleaning apparatus

• US 3,952,867 A
• Filed: 03/19/1975
• Issued: 04/27/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William F. Mccord
• Original Assignee: William F. Mccord
• Inventors: McCord, William F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dixson, Jr., William T.
• Application Number:
  US05/560,016
• Time in Patent Office: 405 Days
• Field of Search: 206/229, 206/216, 132/84 R, 132/84 D, 401/6, 401/7, 222/107
• US Class Current: 206/229
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/04 shaped as gloves or finger-stalls or other special holding ways, e.g. by the tongue
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/30 Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding

Abstract

A disposable tooth cleaning apparatus including a sealed package having first and second separate compartments. The first compartment includes ingestible toothpaste for cleaning the teeth which can be swallowed without causing any unpleasantness and therefore does not require mouth rinsing or available water facilities. The second compartment includes an applicator having an opening and is sized and shaped for insertion over a finger whereby the teeth may be brushed by the finger after applying the toothpaste to the applicator. The applicator includes an outer layer having a soft absorbent non-woven fabric for supporting the toothpaste and moisture with the non-woven fabric being interwoven with reenforcing fibers which support the outer layer and provide a scrubbing surface for cleaning the teeth. The applicator also includes an inner layer of plastic bonded to the outer layer for providing a support backing to the outer layer and for keeping the finger dry. The edges of the applicator are joined together by heat sealing the outer edges of the inner plastic layer together.

Claims

1. A disposable tooth cleaning apparatus comprising,

a sealed package having first and second separate compartments,

the first compartment includes ingestible non-foaming toothpaste,

the second compartment includes an applicator having an opening and sized and shaped for insertion over the index finger,

said applicator having an outer layer including a soft absorbent non-woven fabric for supporting the toothpaste and moisture, said fabric being interwoven with reenforcing fibers for supporting the fabric and providing a non-smooth surface for cleaning the teeth,

said applicator having an inner layer of plastic bonded to the outer layer for providing a support backing to the outer layer and for keeping the finger dry, and

the edges of the applicator being joined together by heat sealing the outer edge of the inner layer together.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the outer layer includes a cellulose material, the fibers and the plastic being of a polymer material.