Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Brush or broom
Patent
1990-05-04
1993-02-23
Hornsby, Harvey C.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Brush or broom
151431, D 4107, D 4125, A46B 904
Patent
active
051878291
ABSTRACT:
The handle of the toothbrush is in the general form of an animal (e.g., a quadriped) having its body supported when not in use in a generally horizontal position. The handle is manually encircled and grasped by the hand with the thumb extending under and around the lower part of the body and with the palm and fingers extending over and around the upper part of the body portion as in a fist. To facilitate such grasping by small children or manually impared persons, the head
eck portion or the front leg portion of the animal (or both) are positioned to be adjacent to the thumb and forefinger side of the hand of the user, and the rear leg portion and an optional tail portion of the animal are positioned to be adjacent to the fourth finger side of the hand of the user. The brush head of the toothbrush extends from an end of the handle. When the brush is not in use, it is adapted to rest on a flat surface with the bristles spaced from such surface. The device is adapted to motivate children to acquire and maintain desirable lifelong habits of good dental hygiene, it is easy for children to use, and it has enhanced sanitary features not found in the common types of toothbrushes presently available in the marketplace.
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Hornsby Harvey C.
Sieberth John F.
Spisich Mark
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