Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Brush or broom
Patent
1987-02-18
1988-07-19
Feldman, Peter
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Brush or broom
15144R, 151671, A46B 904
Patent
active
047575700
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a toothbrush for the purpose of cleaning both sides of the teeth simultaneously, said toothbrush consisting of a handle with U-shaped bristle holders formed thereupon that are connected by a web, said bristle holders having bristles that face inward.
Such a toothbrush serves to simultaneously clean the front and rear sides of the teeth in a single brushing stroke, eventually even simultaneously the teeth of the upper jaw and the lower jaw together.
Such a toothbrush has become known from DE-PS No. 825 536. In this case, in the longitudinal direction the bristle holders are shaped to match the jaw curvature. The bristles themselves stand out straight from (perpendicular to) the holder.
The disadvantage of this embodiment is that it constitutes a rigid structure, and in addition that such a bristle holder fits only a specific curvature of the jaw. For this reason, such a toothbrush is not usable generally, and has not found acceptance. It is conceivable that toothbrushes of different sizes, e.g. for children and adults, to be made, which however does not achieve the desired success because in shape jaws and teeth differ greatly. In the rigid configuration of the bristle part the conventional, relatively sharp-edged construction of the bristle tips is of great disadvantage because as opposed to a toothbrush which can only be used only on one side the pressure acting on the teeth and hence on the gums can be adjusted individually.
Proceeding from this state of the art the objective of the present invention was to device a toothbrush of only one size suitable for the diverse jaw and tooth shapes. According to the present invention this object is achieved in that in the usage position, relative to the bristle holder the handle is pivotal about an axis lying parallel to the body and/or in the usage position relative to the web at least one bristle holder is pivotal about an axis parallel to the teeth.
In the aforementioned DE-PS a pivotal articulated connection of the bristle part on the handle has already been disclosed, but it is by no means apparent in which direction the pivoting is to be given. And its purpose is to facilitate the cleaning of dentures, which doubtlessly involves other requirements.
Since the thicknesses of teeth in their embedment in the jaw, and with them the thickness of the gum, vary, just as individual jaw curvatures differ greatly greatly it is expedient for this pivotability to be effected elastically, which can be accomplished by the selection of a suitable material of which the bristle holder and the handle consist, or by an appropriate weakening of the material resulting in rated flexure points.
In the case of the toothbrush according to the present invention which compulsively provides for a certain distance between the two legs of the U, and between the tips of the bristle projecting from the inside of said legs, for more effective removal of the plaque by pushing action and for improved massaging of the gums it is expedient for the bristles on the bristle holders on both sides to be inclined away from the web at an angle of about 1.degree. to about 10.degree., preferably 3.degree. to 5.degree., and/or for the bristles to be inclined backward and forward in the direction in which the toothbrush is pushed by about 3.degree. to 15.degree., preferably 8.degree. to 10.degree., viewing from the middle of the web.
By this special embodiment of a toothbrush it is achieved that a toothbrush of a single size can be used for all tooth and jaw shapes. Especially a good cleaning effect is achievable by the specific arrangement of the bristles.
On the basis of an example of an embodiment the invention is described in greater detail. Shown are:
FIG. 1 a side view of a toothbrush
FIG. 2 the cross-sectional shape thereto.
In the side view FIG. 1 shows the toothbrush cited as an example of an embodiment. A flat, high web 2 closed off at the top and bottom by bristle holder 3 and 4 respectively is arranged on a handle 1. These bristle holders 3 and 4 are arranged perpendicu
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