Mouth and tooth spray apparatus

• US 4,585,415 A
• Filed: 04/09/1984
• Issued: 04/29/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gimelli & Company AG
• Original Assignee: Gimelli & Company AG
• Inventors: Hommann, Edgar
• Primary Examiner(s): Peshock, Robert
• Application Number:
  US06/597,840
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 128/66, 128/62 R, 128/62 A, 417/115, 604/152, 433/80
• US Class Current: 433/80
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/02 Rinsing or air-blowing devices, e.g. using fluid jets or comprising liquid medication combined with receptacles for spittle A61C17/14; combined with power-driven cleaning or polishing devices A61C17/16

Abstract

In a mouth and tooth spray apparatus, a handle is mounted in a mounting such that the handle can be pivoted out of an upright position about an axis into a horizontal position parallel to the long wall of the appliance base of the mouth and tooth spray apparatus. This design makes it possible to push the water container, as a cover, over the appliance base from the narrow side of the appliance base.

Claims

1. A mouth and tooth spray apparatus comprising:

(A) an elongated base;

(B) a handle for holding a nozzle to spray fluid therefrom;

(C) mounting means for holding said handle when not in use, said mounting means being mounted at one end of said base and rotatable about an axis parallel to said end between a first position where said handle is disposed essentially vertically when ready for use and a second position where said handle is disposed essentially horizontally to lie in a free space on said base along one side thereof when not in use; and

(D) a fluid container adapted to be mounted on said base to supply fluid to said handle and, when empty, to be placed over said base as a cover.

2. Mouth and tooth spray apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a tube for supplying water to the handle, and a winding body for the water tube held cantilevered on the base surface, wherein said mounting means is provided on a free end face of the winding body.

3. Mouth and tooth spray apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the winding body is constructed as a hollow body for storage of various spray nozzles.

4. Mouth and tooth spray apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the free space is located along one side of the base and when the container is mounted on the base for use, it is located along the other side thereof.

5. Mouth and tooth spray apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising means for vertical storage of spray nozzles which are not in use in the base surface.

6. Mouth and tooth spray apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the appliance base has on its other side a receiving part for pushing the appliance base onto a wall bracket, and has on its end opposite the winding body a wall bracket identical to the first mentioned wall bracket, for pushing on a toothbrush charging appliance.

7. Mouth and tooth spray apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a water pump, wherein an electric toothbrush is used as the drive for the water pump, the electric toothbrush being inserted upside down in a receptacle of the appliance base.