RU2113155C1 - Toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: sanitary and hygienic articles for oral cavity care: teeth and tongue cleaning. SUBSTANCE: toothbrush has cleaning head 1, handle 2 and tongue cleaning device 3 attached to handle 2 and made in the form of mermaid's tail 4. Tongue cleaning device 3 has clip with bend at one side of clip and bristles at other side of clip. Bristles are adapted for final cleaning of tongue. Toothbrush head 1 has bristles of different shape embedded into head by different known methods. Toothbrush is further provided with rest formed as truncated slotted cone with hook-and-loop type retainer on its bottom and vessel carrying doser. Tongue cleaning device provided with channel is fixed in doser. Teeth are cleaned by all bristles defining steps of different height with following cleaning of tongue by scraping various particles and inclusions from tongue by means of bend and final fine cleaning by means of fine bristles. Tongue may be further oiled with plant oils, such as sunflower, olive and other types of oils placed in vessel and dispensed by doser. EFFECT: increased efficiency in cleaning oral cavity, particularly tongue, without injuring oral mucosa. 6 cl, 4 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to the field of hygiene products and can be used, in particular, as a subject of hygiene - a device for caring for the oral cavity for brushing your teeth and tongue.

 Known toothbrushes containing a handle, a neck, a head with bristles and for convenience a reservoir of toothpaste (French patent N 2617695, CL A 46 B 11/02, 1986). The disadvantage of such brushes is that they do not allow sufficiently effective cleaning of the organs of the oral cavity by conventional methods due to the fact that it does not have additional devices that improve the quality of cleaning the oral cavity, for example, a device for cleaning the tongue.

 In the well-known Valentina toothbrush, which is used both in the traditional quality of reusable and disposable sanitary and hygiene items (ed. St. USSR N1775105, class A 46 B 9/04, 1990) with the aim of using it in the presence of inflammatory processes applied bristles made of woven carpet pile. Such a brush is highly technological, eliminating the use of complex multi-stage equipment and planting bristle bushes with copiers. Such a brush is applicable for carrying out massage procedures of the gums, which provides an increase in metabolic processes and eliminates injuries of the oral mucosa. The disadvantage of this brush is the inability to use it for all elements of the oral cavity, the inability to use various formulations to treat all oral cavities.

 Closest to the technical nature of the proposed device is a toothbrush with a device for cleaning the tongue (UK patent N2252909, CL A 46 B 15/00, 1992).

 In the known device, a combination of a non-metallic strip is made, forming a device for cleaning the tongue, which is removed during storage in the handle of the toothbrush.

 A disadvantage of the known device is the underdeveloped scraper element, which does not allow to efficiently clean food particles and bacterial inclusions of the oral cavity in general and the region of the tongue, in particular. In addition, for more effective cleaning of the tongue from foreign inclusions, it is necessary to simultaneously supply flushing and lubricating fluids simultaneously with cleaning the tongue, which helps to exclude possible injuries of the oral cavity and tongue, including.

 The aim of the invention is to increase the cleaning of the elements of the oral cavity, especially the tongue, and the exclusion of possible injuries of the oral mucosa.

 The problem is achieved in that in the known combined toothbrush, consisting of the brush itself and a device for cleaning the tongue, the device for cleaning the tongue is made in the form of a mermaid’s tail and provided in its tail portion at the widened end with a scraper element made in the form of a bracket, with one the side of which is bent, and on the other hand is provided with bristles. In addition, the tail of the mermaid is removable, and the tail itself is made in the form of a trapezoid, triangular, oval shape.

 In addition, the proposed toothbrush "Mermaid" is equipped with a stand made in the form of a truncated cone with a slit at the bottom of which is a Velcro-retainer. The proposed toothbrush is equipped with a container for lubricating oils and other compounds, to the lid of which is connected a device for cleaning the tongue.

 In FIG. 1 shows a General view of the proposed brush; figure 2 is a side view of a toothbrush with a scraper element; figure 3 - stand for the toothbrush "Mermaid" used to store the brush; figure 4 - capacity for cleaning compositions and oils with attached to it a cleaning element.

 Toothbrush "Mermaid" consists of a cleaning head of the brush 1, its handle 2, to which is attached a device for cleaning the tongue 3, made in the form of a tail of a mermaid 4, which is a bracket 6, on one side of which a bend 5 is made, and on the other hand is located bristles 7, designed for fine cleaning of the tongue. The head of the brush 1 is provided with a bristle 8 having a different shape and embedded in the head in various known ways. The Mermaid toothbrush is equipped with a stand 9 in the form of a truncated cone with a slit 10, on the bottom of which there is a Velcro-latch 11. In addition, the Mermaid toothbrush is equipped with a capacity 12, on which a dispenser 13 is mounted, in which the tongue cleaning device is attached 4, made with a channel.

 Toothbrush "Mermaid" works as follows.

 First, after each meal, the tooth cavity is cleaned by the usual method with all the steps of the bristles located on the brush head. After cleaning the tooth cavity from food debris and other bacterial inclusions, they start cleaning the tongue. To do this, first we scrape off various particles and inclusions from the tongue, and then we perform a finer stripping with a fine bristle 7 located on the side opposite to the location of the bend 5 of the bracket 6. Then, the tongue can be additionally lubricated with vegetable oils, sunflower, olive, etc. ., located in the tank 12, using a dispenser 13 and a device for cleaning the tongue 4. Lubrication of the tongue can be done at the same time as cleaning the tongue with the tail of the "Mermaid".

 Thus, the proposed Mermaid toothbrush is easy to manufacture and provides effective cleaning not only of the tooth cavity, but also of the tongue, eliminating any possible injuries of the oral mucosa, and also significantly increases the metabolic processes occurring in the oral cavity.

Claims (6)

 1. Toothbrush comprising a brush consisting of a head with bristles and a handle, and a tongue cleaning device, characterized in that the tongue cleaning device is made in the form of a mermaid tail and provided in its tail portion with a bracket at the widened end, on one side of which a bend is made at the end, and provided with bristles on the opposite side.  2. The brush according to claim 1, characterized in that the tail of the mermaid is made in the form of a trapezoid, triangular, oval.  3. Brush according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the device for cleaning the tongue is removable.  4. Brush according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the tail of the mermaid is provided with a central channel with fan branching in its tail, the ends of which are evenly distributed in the area of the stubble bristles.  5. A brush according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is provided with a container with a dispenser, in which the fastening device for cleaning the tongue is provided.  6. Brush according to any one of paragraphs. 1 to 4, characterized in that it is provided with a stand made in the form of a truncated cone with a slit at the bottom of which is a Velcro-retainer.

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