Toilet – Toilet kit – Including toothbrush
Patent
1996-11-08
1998-10-13
Manahan, Todd E.
Toilet
Toilet kit
Including toothbrush
15227, 206 635, A45D 4418, A46B 504
Patent
active
058197656
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to appliances and means for keeping the teeth clean.
Oral hygiene for preventing disorders of the teeth and surrounding gum tissues, disorders which may even become series and incurable, is known to be of great importance for general health.
Lack of oral hygiene leads to the spread of harmful germs, among the various species of micros present in the mucous, producing film and causing diseases, especially toothed decay mainly due to the presence of streptoccus mutans. The film that forms on the teeth reappears five hours after removal and can turn into brown tartar caused by calcification of the bacteria and other substances it contains, which in turn further assist accumulation of film leading to irritation and shrinkage of the gums. Food, especially when too soft leaves residual matter between the teeth where germs find a suitable breeding ground. Residual sugar creates an acid damaging for tooth enamel.
In order to prevent mouth diseases, proper oral hygiene is therefore a necessity. At present it is performed by a toothbrush on a handle, which must be used for at least three minutes after each meal. In this case however the finger act on the teeth through two intermediate elements: The handle of the toothbrush and the bristles. These intermediate elements clearly impede any real perception during cleaning, since reactions by the teeth can not be felt by the fingers. Since it is difficult if not impossible to see inside the mouth during tooth cleaning, the presents methods of oral hygiene must necessarily rough and ready and prevent any possibility of proper check of the results. By the very nature, bristles are a hot bead of bacteria and of germs that collect among the teeth. Rinsing the toothbrush under a rinsing after use is almost entirely ineffective, since the water can not penetrate between the toughs of bristles and even less among the bristles themselves. Action by toothbrushes may even be negative if used by the members of a family and exchanged indiscriminately among them. The idea of a disposable toothbrush to be discarded after use is unthinkable, since the construction of an efficient disposable toothbrush is complex and therefore to costly.
German patent document DE-A-3232313 discloses a glove of rubber and the like for the finger of a hand, that comprises an active area with tufts of bristles or a series of small rubber nodules or depressions filled with dentifrice or medicinal paste. The glove can assist in cleaning and massaging the teeth and gums and exert a beneficial action both for hygiene and general care. However, its effectiveness is limited especially because of the small quantity of active product, such as dentifrice or medicament that is applied to the teeth from the active area.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is a purpose of the present invention to provide an improvement in cleaning the teeth and gums and an application of health-enhancing products, and also to offer increased protection against bacterial perforation with means whose cost is practically negligible as will be explained hereinbelow.
In accordance with the invention an appliance includes a very fine natural or synthetic rubber glove for one finger of the hand, whose surface has one or more specially prepared operational areas extending longitudinally to the tip and particularly including the finger tip. Since this area is situated on the inside of the finger, the appliance can rub it against the teeth, gums and elsewhere in the oil cavity, assisted by dentifrice and other products for cleaning the teeth, tonifying the gums, massaging and applying beneficial action generally.
One of the products can advantageously contain fluorine to keep the teeth in good conditions, and can also remove a film. The products can be applied dry or in liquid form, with or without water.
The operational areas can be formed as a longitudinal strip, while other operational areas can be shaped variously, for example polygonal or discoid.
In accordance with one emb
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Manahan Todd #E.
Striker Michael J.
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