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Dental hygiene cleaning tool

  • US 5,700,146 A
  • Filed: 12/07/1995
  • Issued: 12/23/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dental hygiene cleaning tool comprising:

  • a) an elongated generally cylindrical housing to be grasped by a hand of a person;

    b) a brush bit having a shank and a brush head;

    c) means for coupling said brush bit to a first end of said housing, said coupling means being a chuck spindle extending longitudinally from said first end of said enlongated housing which will engage with a shank of said brush bit;

    d) means within said housing, for rotating said brush bit;

    e) means within said housing, for reciprocating said brush bit back and forth, so as to clean plaque build up on teeth and gums of a person, to remove bacteria which causes periodontal disease to the gums; and

    f) means within said housing for applying a liquid antiseptic through said brush bit, for distribution onto the teeth and gums to help destroy bacteria which causes periodontal disease, said applying means including;

    i) a compressible cartridge filled with the liquid antiseptic;

    ii) a side access opening in said housing, with a longitudinal chamber therein, to receive said compressible cartridge;

    iii) a hollow passageway through said chuck spindle;

    iv) a hollow conduit in said shank of said brush bit;

    v) release holes in said brush head of said brush bit;

    vi) a puncture membrane on a forward end of said compressible cartridge;

    vii) a puncture pin on a rearward end of said chuck spindle to puncture said puncture membrane, so that the liquid antiseptic can be released from said compressible cartridge; and

    viii) means in said housing for forcing the liquid antiseptic out of said compressible cartridge, through said hollow passageway in said chuck spindle and past said hollow conduit in said shank and out said release holes at said brush head of said brush bit.

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