Toilet – Toothpick – And motor driven mechanism or fluid applicator
Patent
1996-03-21
1998-06-23
Mancene, Gene
Toilet
Toothpick
And motor driven mechanism or fluid applicator
132323, 132324, 132325, 132327, 15 221, 15 222, 151672, A61C 1500
Patent
active
057691029
ABSTRACT:
An automated dental cleaner (320) comprises a subassembly (324) having a pair of pivotally supported spaced tines (336) for supporting a movable floss span (338) therebetween. A pair of capstans (346, 352) are provided for drivingly reciprocating the floss span. Floss supply and take-up spools (340, 342) are arranged for continuously replacing the span. A main assembly (322) includes a housing containing a motor-driven multi-function transmission for driving the capstans and take-up spool, and for reciprocating the tines vertically. The main assembly and the subassembly are detachably connectable to each other for expedient replacement of the subassembly by a user. An additional feature on each tine includes a bracing pad (424) shaped for bracing the fork on teeth and gums. Brush bristles (426, 428) added to the tines help to inhibit fork lateral motion and enable the cleaner to floss and brush teeth simultaneously.
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Sales brochure by Oralgiene, "A Scientific Breakthrough in Dental Hygiene", at least by Dec., 1995.
Dynaproducts, Inc.
Mancene Gene
Philogene Pedro
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