CN1893853A - Toothbrush assembly - Google Patents

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CN1893853A
CN1893853A CNA2004800279349A CN200480027934A CN1893853A CN 1893853 A CN1893853 A CN 1893853A CN A2004800279349 A CNA2004800279349 A CN A2004800279349A CN 200480027934 A CN200480027934 A CN 200480027934A CN 1893853 A CN1893853 A CN 1893853A
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J·坎普
A·斯普罗斯塔
B·特拉费坎特
戴滔
E·希门尼斯
N·W·M·帕
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/0095—Removable or interchangeable brush heads
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0055—Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0055—Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
    • A46B15/0061—Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors with a container for accessories, e.g. pills, polish, condoms, cells
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0089—Brushes with figurines such as animals on the handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0097—Self supporting, e.g. brushes that stand upright or in other particular ways
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B7/00—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body
    • A46B7/04—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body interchangeably removable bristle carriers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
    • A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
    • A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
    • A61C17/222—Brush body details, e.g. the shape thereof or connection to handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
    • A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
    • A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
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Abstract

A child's toothbrush includes a handle in the form of a toy, such as a rocket ship or a vehicle, and wherein a toothbrush head and neck easily connects and disconnects from the handle. The handle may also contain a hollow compartment for holding stationary a removable vehicle, figurine, other toy or sundry product therein.

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Toothbrush assembly
Cross reference with related application
The application is the U.S. Patent application series No.10/113 that submitted on April 1st, 2002,763 part continuation application, and above-mentioned U.S. Patent application is whole to be included in herein as a reference.
Background of invention
A. invention field
The present invention relates generally to toothbrush, more particularly, relate to a kind of toothbrush assembly with toy toothbrush handles, described toy shape toothbrush assembly has a kind of interchangeable head toothbrushes for convenience detach and neck, toy shape toothbrush handles also has a compartment, is used to make a statue or a toy that can the taking-up formula separates to be maintained fixed.
B. description of Related Art
All kinds toothbrush with body form toothbrush handles is generally known in this technology, and is designed to cause and children's interest so that promote children to brush teeth, is used to increase oral hygiene.These cause that the toothbrush embodiment of children's interest comprises U.S. design patent Nos.237659,443765,452381 and 452382, above-mentioned design patent disclose have the toothbrush handles shape resemble delivery vehicle (such as, racing car, rocket ship, jet plane etc.) toothbrush.U.S. design patent Nos.329948,347146,347147,347148,363166,402119,434907 and 452380, and U.S. Patent No. 6026532 discloses and has the toothbrush that shape resembles the toothbrush handles of animal.Toothbrush handles with two kinds of shapes also is possible, and as at U.S. design patent Nos.113744,155668,175198 and 209574 is seen.
In above-mentioned toothbrush design, obviously the toothbrush handles of body form can not be taken out from head toothbrushes, perhaps exchanges with the toothbrush handles of other body form.
Toothbrush art discloses the toothbrush with detachable toothbrush handles.For example, U.S. Patent No. 3072938 relates to a kind of electric toothbrush, and its toothbrush is detachable to be fixed on the driven by power part.This is to finish by a kind of detachable connecting structure, and described connecting structure is included in a cantilever part at brush head place.Cantilever part has a upwardly extending projection, is used for being assemblied in two one of them openings of the opening that is oppositely arranged, and is assemblied in the jack part of driven by power part.Cantilever part has a upwardly extending button at an upper portion thereof.In order to unclamp toothbrush, button is pressed so that projection and corresponding opening are separated.Yet, replacing using the release button identical with locking member, U.S. Patent No. 3072938 discloses has a kind of unlocking element that separates and locking member.In addition, in U.S. Patent No. 3072938, toothbrush itself is detachable being attached on the driven by power part, rather than the neck of toothbrush is attached on the ornamental toothbrush handles.
U.S. Patent No. 4780924 discloses a kind of with a toothbrush that can take out the formula brush.Connecting structure comprises a U-shaped main body of extending from head toothbrushes.Main body has a toothed spring and refers to.A key is installed at place, end in main body.Evaporation cham is shown in Figure 5, and comprises that a cavity, described cavity have some surfaces consistent with the U-shaped body surfaces, comprises a slope simultaneously, and tooth slides on above-mentioned slope, till tooth becomes when being locked at correct position, as shown in Fig. 5 d.In order to dismantle head toothbrushes, use an other structural member as one second convex lock bolt part, wherein in the key insertion groove, so that the teeth directional intrinsic deflection goes out its locking state.Regrettably, this arrangement needs a member of not fixing that separates, and list of references fails to disclose a kind of lock bolt button, and described lock bolt ammonium button is positioned at the surface, so that it can use finger control.
U.S. Patent No. 5027463 discloses a kind of electric toothbrush, and described electric toothbrush has a kind of combined electrical thermomechanical components and toothbrush handles and an attachable head toothbrushes.The free end of head toothbrushes wherein has a pair of connection breach and is used to be coupled to toothbrush handles away from the end of band toothbrush bristle.Whether the unexposed head toothbrushes of list of references detachable being connected on the toothbrush handles.
Other list of references that seemingly discloses with the toothbrush of detachable toothbrush handles comprises U.S. design patent Nos.336368,378250 and 423224.
Recently, toothbrush art begins to provide the toy abutment brush holder with detachable head toothbrushes, can find in United States Patent(USP) Nos. 5353464,5774921 and 6015328.U.S. Patent No. 5353464 discloses a kind of toothbrush, and described toothbrush has a toothbrush handles and a detachable head toothbrushes of getting general animal form.Yet head toothbrushes is assembled in the groove or jack of toothbrush handles by the arrangement of a kind of friction slip formula, and does not mention a lock bolt button is set, and described lock bolt button is positioned at the surface, so as can with finger control it.
U.S. Patent No. 5774921 discloses a kind of toothbrush, and described toothbrush, described toothbrush have a toothbrush handles, and toothbrush handles is got general animal form, is with a mounted head toothbrushes.Installation is to finish by inserting an adapter sleeve, described adapter sleeve in the toothbrush handles insertion groove during the distortion and be snapped in the lock pin, as shown in Figure 6 then.The unexposed a kind of lock bolt button of list of references, described button is positioned at the surface so that can with finger control it.
U.S. Patent No. 6015328 discloses a kind of detachable toothbrush on the toy toothbrush handles that is installed to.Toothbrush can the taking-up formula be installed on the toy toothbrush handles by a kind of " twistlock " mechanism, and does not mention lock bolt button of device, and described lock bolt button is positioned at the surface, so as can with finger control it.
Many toys for children are hand-helds, especially under delivery vehicle type handheld toys situation, comprise a compartment, and cover of described compartment band is used for various statues such as action figure are remained on wherein.For example, the LEGO of Denmark Company provides several delivery vehicle type hand-held tools, and described toy has the compartment of a band translucent cover, so that with a kind of LEGO Statue such as driver remain in the delivery vehicle.These handheld toys are not also known as toothbrush handles.
Nearest toothbrush art begins to provide toy abutment brush holder, and described toothbrush handles has compartment and is used to the statue that keeps other, and this can find from United States Patent(USP) Nos. 5353464 and 5590436.U.S. Patent No. 5353464 discloses a kind of toothbrush, and described toothbrush has a kind of toothbrush handles of getting general animal form.If desired, toothbrush handles can comprise the head toothbrushes that a compartment that hollows out is used to store detachable/can be attached.Compartment can be equipped with a suitable lid, and connector, or cover are so that be enclosed in whole head toothbrushes in the toothbrush handles.Yet the compartment of U.S. Patent No. 5353464 is suitable for only keeping dismountable head toothbrushes, and does not mention statue is set in toothbrush handles.
U.S. Patent No. 5590436 discloses a kind of toothbrush, and described toothbrush has a kind of toothbrush handles of a kind of statue of packing into, and above-mentioned statue separates with toothbrush handles to be made, but is attached on the toothbrush handles.Statue can directly be attached on the toothbrush handles, perhaps can at first be attached on the carriage, then above-mentioned carriage is attached on the toothbrush handles.The toothbrush handles of U.S. Patent No. 5590436 is provided with compartment with cover or cover and is used to keep statue.
Although be not the part of toothbrush art, U.S. Patent No. 5713664 discloses a kind of beverage agitator, and described beverage agitator has article such as a statue of discharging suddenly, sign or product duplicate.Suddenly the article of jumping out can be installed to an end of a slide mechanism, and can be shaped, extend to an openend outside of shell during with convenient stirring drink.Regrettably, U.S. Patent No. 5713664 is failed to propose this article configurations of jumping out suddenly and be can be used for toothbrush handles.
And, also there is not relevant technology to it seems to seem to disclose a kind of toothbrush handles, described toothbrush handles has a compartment that is used for keeping statue, and wherein toothbrush handles prevents that statue from moving in compartment, and the displaying box that provides a statue to use.
Therefore, in the interested technology of children, need be with a kind of toy shape toothbrush handles and a detachable head toothbrushes that is connected on the toothbrush handles, lock bolt button of toothbrush handles band, described lock bolt button is positioned at the surface, so that can be with referring to handle it, wherein toothbrush handles can play a kind of toy effect being with or without under the situation of detachable toothbrush, so that promote brushing teeth of children.
In the interested technology of children, also need with a kind of toy shape toothbrush handles, toy shape toothbrush handles has a compartment, be used for statue of movable therein storage or other toy for children, wherein toothbrush handles can play a kind of toy effect being with or without under the situation of detachable head toothbrushes, so that promote children to brush teeth, and the dens in dente brush holder prevents that statue from moving in compartment, and the displaying box that provides a statue to use.Prevent statue in toothbrush handles, move avoid to statue may damage and in divert one's attention during the cleaning teeth (because statue motion or sound of movement in toothbrush handles).
Summary of the invention
The present invention has solved the problem that correlation technique exists by a kind of toothbrush with head toothbrushes and neck is provided, and above-mentioned head toothbrushes and neck can be connected on a kind of toothbrush handles such as rocket or delivery vehicle or statue of toy shape by detachable.Neck that provides with a spring arm extension is provided for this, and described spring arm extension has a push button, and this push button is positioned at the tip place of spring arm, and stretches out from the tip of spring.The spring wall generally is positioned at the place, top of a U-shaped or flute profile plug-in unit.Toothbrush handles is assembled around the U-shaped plug-in unit, and has a groove.An eyelet through-going recess part is so that put into the push button of spring arm.When toothbrush handles and neck were fastened togather, push button passed the groove eyelet and outwards moves, so that toothbrush handles and neck are bound up.In order to dismantle toothbrush handles, simply push button is pushed inward, so that it leaves the groove eyelet.
Above-mentioned correlation technique neither one discloses this coupling mechanism, wherein on the detachable toothbrush handles that is installed to toy shape or other ornament shape of head toothbrushes and neck.
The present invention has further solved the problem that correlation technique exists by a kind of toothbrush with head toothbrushes and neck is provided, and above-mentioned head toothbrushes and neck can detachable be connected to a kind of toothbrush handles of toy shape, on rocket or delivery vehicle or statue.Toothbrush handles comprises a compartment, and described compartment is used for can the taking-up formula storing a kind of delivery vehicle that separates therein, statue, and other toy or variety of products are as candy or small-sized dentifrice tube.The design of preferably a kind of handheld toys of toothbrush handles all plays a kind of toy effect no matter whether separate with head toothbrushes.The present inventor finds that this handheld toys design contains a compartment, and other toy and variety of products are housed in the described compartment, forms a kind of desirable toothbrush handles, and described toothbrush handles is brushed teeth to children a kind of interesting and irritating mode is provided.This stimulation impels children often to brush teeth, and forms the lifelong custom of good oral hygiene.
In the various practical operations of this embodiment of the present invention, toothbrush handles is got a kind of form of rocket ship, and described rocket ship has a compartment, and described compartment keeps a statue that is fixed in wherein, as if a kind of LEGO The action portrait of statue.This prevents that statue from damaging or moves in toothbrush handles, and children are divert one's attention during cleaning teeth.Preferably, toothbrush handles comprises two segmentations, and described two segmentations are easy to interconnection and separate, and when connecting, limits the hollow compartment of toothbrush handles.When two of toothbrush handles segmented apart, statue can take out from toothbrush handles easily, so children can play with statue.Toothbrush handles can also be transparent, so statue can be watched storage, and displaying in the toothbrush handles of rocket ship shape.
Also have on the other hand at this embodiment of the present invention, toothbrush handles can be a kind of more common toothbrush shape rather than toy shape, but still works to be contained in the storage of statue in the compartment that is provided and open up not box.Statue can provide a kind of whole or partially transparent is translucent or opaque toothbrush handles,, and can preferably open and close, or take out and change, so that can take out and be stored in the toothbrush handles compartment so that can show statue.In addition, compartment is maintained fixed statue in toothbrush handles.
Another range of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from detailed description given below.Yet, should be appreciated that, describe in detail and some specific examples, although represent preferred embodiments more of the present invention, but also only be to be used as to illustrate to provide, because concerning those skilled in the art, within the spirit and scope of the present invention, obviously can carry out various changes and modification from this detailed description.Should be appreciated that the two all is exemplary with illustrative for above-mentioned general remark and following detailed description, and does not limit the present invention, as mentioned above.
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From detailed description given below and the accompanying drawing that provides of explanation as an example only, the present invention will become and more fully understand, and above-mentioned accompanying drawing is not restriction the present invention, wherein:
Fig. 1 has detachable being connected to according to the head toothbrushes of a kind of rocket ship shape toothbrush handles of the present invention and the toothbrush front view of neck;
Fig. 2 is the left side view of toothbrush shown in Figure 1, and this figure partly disconnects so that the thin portion of dismountable head toothbrushes and neck is shown;
Fig. 3 is the bottom plan view of toothbrush shown in Fig. 1 and 2;
Fig. 4 is the detachable head toothbrushes and the neck perspective view of toothbrush shown in Fig. 1-3;
Fig. 5 is the bottom plan view of detachable head toothbrushes shown in Figure 5 and neck;
Fig. 6 is the top plan view of toothbrush handles shown in Fig. 1-3;
Fig. 7 is the local elevation view of toothbrush shown in Fig. 1-3, and wherein part disconnects, so that head toothbrushes is shown and neck takes out from toothbrush handles;
Fig. 8 is according to the described a kind of toothbrush front view with head toothbrushes and rocket ship shape toothbrush handles of one embodiment of the invention, and above-mentioned toothbrush handles has one and is used for statue is fixed in wherein compartment;
Fig. 9 is the right side view of toothbrush shown in Figure 8;
Figure 10 is the rearview of toothbrush shown in Fig. 8 and 9;
Figure 11 is a circled area plane shown in Fig. 8-10;
Figure 12 is the bottom plan view of toothbrush shown in Fig. 8-11;
Figure 13 is the front view of toothbrush shown in Fig. 8-12, and it is how to remain in the hollow handle that this figure partly cuts open so that statue is shown;
Figure 14 is the parts exploded front view in the toothbrush elevation shown in Fig. 8-13, illustrates simultaneously that locking element is attached to above the toothbrush handles and the detail drawing of following segmentation;
Figure 15 is the right side view of Figure 14; And
Figure 16 is the local front cross sectional view in the toothbrush handles elevation shown in Fig. 8-15, and the interconnective top and following segmentation of toothbrush handles is shown.
The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention
Describe in detail below of the present invention and relate to some accompanying drawings.Identical label is represented identical or similar elements in different accompanying drawings.In addition, following detailed description does not limit the present invention.On the contrary, scope of the present invention is limited by described claims and equivalent thereof.
Fig. 1-7 illustrates a kind of practical application of the present invention, and wherein one comprises a neck 12 to toothbrush 10, and described neck 12 is inserted between head toothbrushes 14 and the hand-held toothbrush handles 16.Preferably, neck 12 is connected with head toothbrushes 14 monoblock types, and detachable together being connected on the toothbrush handles 16, can change head toothbrushes 14 when becoming wearing and tearing with convenient bristle 18, and when toothbrush handles 16 was separated with neck 12 and head toothbrushes 14, toothbrush handles 16 can play a kind of toy effect separately.
Illustrate as Fig. 1 and 2 the best, toothbrush handles 16 can be got a kind of rocket ship shape, and comprises a compartment that hollows out, and the described compartment that hollows out has lid, and window, or cover are used to keep a statuette, as a kind of motion images.Yet, replacing the rocket ship shape, toothbrush handles can be got a kind of delivery vehicle shape, causes the toy of children's interest as submarine, car, aircraft or other.Because the embodiment shape of toothbrush handles shown in Fig. 1-7 resembles a rocket ship, it preferably comprises a rocket main body 20 with a plurality of empennages 22, described a plurality of empennage 22 is arranged on the place, bottom of rocket main body 20, empennage 22 simulated rocket airship empennages, but also play leg, be used for making toothbrush 10 to remain in stand up position and store and displaying with convenient.The center of this external main body 20 can be provided with an indicia band 24 in addition and be used to show the toy logo language.The top of toothbrush handles main body 20 comprises a recessed portion 26 and a socket 28, is used to put into a part of neck 12, more proves absolutely as following.As best illustrating in Fig. 6 and 7, an eyelet 30 runs through recessed portion 26, so that put into a part of neck 12, also more proves absolutely as following.
As illustrating in addition among Fig. 1-7, the bottom of neck 12 comprises 32, one push buttons 36 of a ring and a U-shaped plug-in unit 38, and above-mentioned push button 36 monoblock types are connected on the spring arm 34, and above-mentioned U-shaped plug-in unit 38 has a groove 40.The groove 40 of U-shaped plug-in unit 38 can make spring arm 34 deflections, but also protects spring arm 34 to exempt from excessive deflection and may rupture.Preferably, all parts of neck 12, comprising ring 32, spring arm 34, push button 36 and U-shaped plug-in unit 38 all are integrally formed in together, and can use various rigid materials, comprising plastics, resin etc., polypropylene for example, molded forming.
U-shaped plug-in unit 38 preferably is processed into certain size, so that be assemblied in the socket 28 of toothbrush handles 16, and has the shape identical with described socket 28.Yet U-shaped plug-in unit 38 and socket 28 can adopt various and different shape shown in Fig. 1-7, and be square comprising flute profile, circle, rectangle etc.
Neck 12 and head toothbrushes 14 can by with finger or thumb with push button 36 and spring arm 34 by groove 40 (shown in direction arrow among Fig. 1 42) to U-shaped plug-in unit 38, and U-shaped plug-in unit 38 and 34 combinations of push button 36/ spring arm slided in the main body 20 that is arranged on toothbrush handles 16.When push button 36 arrived eyelets 30, push button 36 passed the spill eyelet 30 that is arranged in the main body 20 and outwards moves, and the spring force that is provided owing to spring arm 34 remains in the eyelet 30, so that toothbrush handles 16 and neck are bound up.Neck 12 and head toothbrushes 14 can take out from toothbrush handles 16 by pushing push button 36 simply with finger or thumb.And simultaneously neck 12 and head toothbrushes 14 are pulled away from toothbrush handles 16 (shown in direction arrow among Fig. 7 44).Neck 12 can be connected and separate with toy shape toothbrush handles 16 easily makes toothbrush 10 very desirable concerning children.When children wished that independently toy is played with toothbrush handles 16 conducts, they can handle easily to push away and turn round 36, and when they will brush teeth, can connect neck 12 and head toothbrushes 14 easily.
It generally is flat surface that head toothbrushes 14 of the present invention can have one, fixing a plurality of brushing clusters in described flat surface or bristle 18.Head toothbrushes 14 can have wide variety of shapes, comprising but be not limited to circle, ellipse, square, rectangle, various regular or irregular shapes etc.
Each bristle 18 is copline mutually, so that the outer surface of each bristle 18 is arranged in a plane.Yet the present invention can implement part or all bristle 18 distance different with other bristle 18 that stretch out, so that the outer surface of bristle is produced the staged effect.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 the best, each bristle generally is that flat surface or flat bristle appearance is used to accept toothpaste from the outer surface of the head toothbrushes 14 approximate same distance that stretches out so that form one.
Although shown is general fibre form bristle, but term " bristle " plan is used as Clean-element or massage elements in general sense as used herein, and can comprise for example jerk-finger or wall, described jerk-finger or wall are arranged to circular cross sectional shape or the desirable shape of any kind, comprising straight part or positive string section.
Bristle 18 can suitable openings be installed in each brushing cluster body or the segmentation in head toothbrushes 14 surfaces by running through, so that be installed in end face in synthetic tuft technology in the common commonly used or type bottom of each bristle 18 or the below of end face surface, be used for being installed in end face.If desired, each bristle can be embedded in a kind of elastomeric material, and described elastomeric material makes bristle have independent motion.Therefore these multi-form bristles are used in the bristle that uses in head toothbrushes 14 any segmentations.
Should be appreciated that the concrete diagram of bristle only is used for illustrative purpose.Yet the present invention can use and United States Patent(USP) Nos. 5,609,890,5,390,984 and 5,533, the various combinations of disclosed identical or different bristle configuration are implemented in 791, and above-mentioned patent disclosure is included in herein as a reference as a whole, and/or the present invention can be with identical or different material such as nylon brush hair, spiralled bristles, enforcements such as rubber bristles.Equally, although bristle illustrates the surface that generally is perpendicular to head toothbrushes 14, some or all bristle can become various angles to tilt with the bristle head outer surface.Thereby the combination that can select various bristle configuration, bristle material and bristle to be orientated, so that obtain predetermined specially result,, increase cleaning so that provide extra oral hygiene benefits to resemble as producing and the motion of swinging brushing cluster head as much, the tooth polishing, tooth bleaches and/or gingival massage.
Should be appreciated that the present invention can implement by brushing cluster being arranged in head toothbrushes 14 any other open regions.These brushing clusters can be the vertical fasten bristles of exposing with head toothbrushes 14 of installing or installing at an angle of outer surface, perhaps can be mounted in the bristle on a kind of elastic substrates, it is in the scope of about 0-about 90 that above-mentioned elastic substrates has a Shore hardness, can be movable separately when exerting pressure with box lunch.These bristles can be vertical with the surface of head toothbrushes 14 under their normal conditions or at an angle.
The present invention can also not on the same group the place of bristle with different colours implement.Yet, should be appreciated that bristle 18 can adopt any color combinations, comprising only using a kind of color.Equally, neck 12, head toothbrushes 14 and toothbrush handles 16 can have shades of colour, and can be opaque, transparent, translucent, limpid etc.
Although Fig. 1-7 shows a kind of manual toothbrush, the present invention also can comprise one or more electric operating formula active segment of carrying cleaning element at head toothbrushes.This active segment can be swung with the mode of rotation, perhaps can swing with respect to the longitudinal axis of head toothbrushes is linear in a longitudinal direction, perhaps can be in side direction or in a lateral direction with respect to the linear swing of the longitudinal axis of head toothbrushes.Active segment can towards with away from the direction of head toothbrushes outer surface on pendulum advance and show.Active segment can rock back and forth with respect to the outer surface of head toothbrushes.Active segment can be rotated in the same direction continuously, rather than swing.Any suitable drive mechanisms can be used for making active segment to have desirable motion.In the place of adopting a plurality of active segment, all active segment can have identical type of sports and direction, perhaps can adopt the combination of different motion.
Equally, toothbrush handles 16 can be a kind of electronic action toy rather than the hand toys shown in Fig. 1-7.The electric toothbrush handle can only play a kind of action toy, perhaps plays action toy and a kind ofly provides one or more mechanisms of carrying the electronic active segment of cleaning element in the head toothbrushes 14.
Fig. 8-16 illustrates another kind of practical application of the present invention, and its toothbrush 110 comprises a neck 112, and described neck 112 is inserted between head toothbrushes 114 and the hand-held toothbrush handles 116.Preferably, neck 112 is connected with head toothbrushes 114 monoblock types, and detachable together being connected on the toothbrush handles 116, head toothbrushes 114 can be changed when becoming wearing and tearing, and when toothbrush handles is separated with neck 112 and head toothbrushes 114, a kind of toy effect can be played separately with convenient bristle.In the more cheap embodiment of a kind of other price of the present invention, head toothbrushes 114 and neck 112 can be whole, and are permanently connected on the toothbrush handles 116.
As illustrating in addition among Fig. 8-16, toothbrush handles 116 preferably comprises two segmentations that separate, i.e. a upper section 118 and following segmentation 120, and described upper section 118 and following segmentation 120 form a compartment that hollows out 122, be used to keep a statue 124, as LEGO The action statue.Yet, should be appreciated that replacing statue 124 can be a kind of delivery vehicle, as submarine, aircraft or other toy or various product, as cause the candy or the small-sized dentifrice tube of children's interest.Although toothbrush handles 116 illustrates into the shape of rocket ship, toothbrush handles 116 can be got a kind of shape of delivery vehicle, as submarine, and car, aircraft or other cause the toy of children's interest.In addition, toothbrush handles of the present invention not may need to be formed in and resembles a kind of toy, but can be configured to a kind of common generally be cylindrical toothbrush handle so that be used from the effect of the displaying box of the statue 124 of wherein packing into.
For showing toy logo language or manufacturing firm's information, an indicia band 126 can be set in addition.Because be shaped as a rocket ship at the embodiment of the toothbrush handles 116 shown in Fig. 8-16, so, it preferably comprises a plurality of empennages 128, the empennage of described empennage 128 simulated rocket airships, but they also play leg, be used for toothbrush 110 is held in erectility, store and displaying with convenient.
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 8-16, toothbrush handles 116 comprises two segmentations that separate, be upper section 118 and following segmentation 120, described upper section 118 can be connected by a pair of spring arm 130 with following segmentation 120, described a pair of spring arm 130 has a lock pin 132 and a pair of groove 134, above-mentioned lock pin 132 be located at shape in the following segmentation 120 the tip place of each spring arm 130, and stretch out, and form in above-mentioned a pair of groove 134 segmentation in the above 118 from described tip.When upper section 118 and below segmentation 120 separately the time, statue 124 can be taken out from the compartment 122 of toothbrush handles 116 or inserts in the described compartment 122.
Lock pin 132 preferably is processed into certain size, so that be assemblied in the groove 134 of upper section 118, and has the shape identical with described groove 134.Yet lock pin 132 and groove 134 can adopt various and different shape shown in Fig. 8-16, and be square comprising groove, circle, rectangle etc.
The upper section 118 of toothbrush handles 116 and following segmentation 120 can be attached by two segmentations 118,120 are pushed away the formula of can taking out together, and groove 134 and 130 combinations of lock pin 132/ spring arm are slided relative to one another.When lock pin 132 arrives groove 134, lock pin 132 outwards moves in the groove 134 that is arranged in the upper section 118, and the spring force that is provided owing to spring arm 130 remains in the groove 134, so that upper section 118 and following segmentation 120 are bound up.The upper section 118 of toothbrush handles 116 and following segmentation 120 can be left following segmentation 120 separately with upper section 118 pullings by overcoming the spring force that spring arm 130 is provided with enough power simply.Figure 14-16 the best illustrates upper section 118 and how to be connected with following segmentation 120, two segmentations 118,120 is shown under Figure 14 and 15 situations is in the position that they separate, and is in their link positions and Figure 16 illustrates two segmentations 118,120.
It is very desirable that the upper section 118 of toothbrush handles 116 and the convenience that following segmentation 120 can be connected and separate make toothpaste 110 be used for children.When children wishes to play as the toy that separates with statue 124, they can handle upper section 118 and following segmentation 120 easily, and when brushing teeth with toothbrush or showing and/or when storing statue 124 in the toothbrush handles 116, can easily upper section 118 and following segmentation 120 be coupled together.
Figure 11-13 the best illustrates the structure when being used for that statue 124 remained on fixed position in the hollow compartment 122.4 vertical rib 136 are arranged in the following segmentation 120 of toothbrush handles, and are arranged to the supporting leg of contact statue 124, as best illustrating among Figure 13.Rib 136 below each remains on statue 124 in the compartment 122, and prevents that statue 124 from moving in compartment 122, but is not so closely to engage statue 124, so that statue 124 can not be taken out easily by children.Statue 124 also by statue 124 (such as, the elbow of statue 124 and hand) with top and following segmentation 118,120 between plurality of touch points 140 remain in the compartment 122, illustrate as Figure 13 the best.Rib vertical above 4 138 can also be set so that strengthen upper section 118, and can rib 138 vertical above above-mentioned 4 is shaped, so that further keep statue 124,, Fig. 8-16 do not contact with statue 124 but showing top rib 138.
Although Fig. 8-16 illustrates a kind of structure that is used for statue 124 is fixed on compartment 122, the present invention only limits to this structure.For example, the existence of some following ribs 136, size, quantity, and arrange to depend on the size and dimension of toothbrush handles 116 and the size and dimension of statue 124.The position of each contact point 140 is depended on the size and dimension of toothbrush handles 116 and statue 124 equally.
It generally is flat surface that head toothbrushes 114 of the present invention can have one, fixing a plurality of brushing clusters in described flat surface or bristle 100.Head toothbrushes 114 can have different shape, comprising but be not limited to, circle, ellipse, square, rectangle, various rules or irregular shape etc.
Bristle 100 can be with making with above-mentioned bristle 18 identical materials.Bristle 100 can also be installed on the head toothbrushes 114 with being installed to mode identical on the head toothbrushes 14 with bristle 18.And bristle 100 can also have and above-mentioned bristle 18 identical construction or arrangement.
Although Fig. 8-16 illustrates a kind of manual toothbrush, the present invention also can comprise one or more places enforcements of carrying the electronic active segment of cleaning element at head toothbrushes.The segmentation of this activity can be swung with a kind of mode of rotation, perhaps can swing with respect to the longitudinal axis of head toothbrushes is linear in a longitudinal direction, perhaps can be in side direction or in a lateral direction with respect to the linear swing of the longitudinal axis of head toothbrushes.Active segment can towards with away from the direction of head toothbrushes outer surface on swing turnover.Active segment can rock back and forth with respect to the outer surface of head toothbrushes.Active segment can be rotated rather than swing continuously in the same direction.Any suitable drive mechanisms can be used for making active segment to have desirable motion.In the place of using a plurality of active segment, all active segment can have identical type of sports and direction, perhaps can use the combination of different motion.
Equally, toothbrush handles 116 can be a kind of electronic action toy rather than the hand toys shown in Fig. 8-16.The electric toothbrush handle can be only to play a kind of action toy, or plays action toy and a kind ofly provide one or more mechanism's double actions of carrying the electronic active segment of cleaning element in the head toothbrushes.
Other embodiment of the present invention concerning those skilled in the art from considering specification and put into practice invention disclosed herein and will becoming apparent.Plan specification and some embodiment are only regarded as exemplary that actual range of the present invention and spirit are limited by following claims simultaneously.

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1. toothbrush assembly comprises:
Head toothbrushes, described head toothbrushes is connected on the end of neck, and above-mentioned head toothbrushes has a plurality of by its outward extending bristle, and the other end of above-mentioned neck has a push button, described push button monoblock type is connected on the spring arm, and this spring arm stretches out from above-mentioned neck; And
The toothbrush handles of toy shape, described toy shape toothbrush handles has an eyelet, and push button and spring arm are detachable to be connected on the eyelet, so that above-mentioned neck is connected on the above-mentioned toy shape toothbrush handles.
2. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein push button is positioned at the tip place of spring arm, and stretches out from the tip of described spring arm.
3. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein above-mentioned toy shape toothbrush handles is got a kind of shape of rocket ship.
4. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein above-mentioned rocket ship shape toothbrush handles has a plurality of empennages, and described a plurality of empennages extend above-mentioned a plurality of empennage simulated rocket airship empennages from its bottom, and play the leg effect, be used to make toothbrush assembly to remain in stand up position.
5. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein above-mentioned toothbrush handles comprises a socket that communicates with eyelet, and the other end of above-mentioned neck comprises one by its outward extending plug-in unit, and described plug-in unit has the size and dimension identical with socket, is used to put within the socket.
6. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein plug-in unit is a U-shaped, and comprises a groove, so that can deflection and prevent the spring arm excessive deflection.
7. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein spring arm is positioned at the place, top of U-shaped plug-in unit.
8. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 6, U-shaped plug-in unit wherein, spring arm and push button and above-mentioned whole neck part form, and use a kind of rigid material.
9. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein push button runs through eyelet, and owing to the spring force that spring arm provided remains in the eyelet.
10. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein above-mentioned toothbrush handles comprises a recessed portion, eyelet runs through the female and partly extends.
11. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein when above-mentioned toothbrush handles and neck linked together, push button passed eyelet and outwards moves, so that above-mentioned toothbrush handles is attached on the neck.
12. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein above-mentioned neck can pass eyelet by push button is moved inward, and the pulling of above-mentioned neck left toothbrush handles and takes out from above-mentioned toothbrush handles.
13. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein push button can or be pointed one of them manipulation with thumb.
14. a toothbrush assembly comprises:
Head toothbrushes, described head toothbrushes are connected on the neck, and above-mentioned head toothbrushes has a plurality of by its outward extending bristle;
Toothbrush handles, described toothbrush handles are connected on the above-mentioned neck, and above-mentioned toothbrush handles has a compartment that is arranged on wherein; And
Statue, described statue is arranged in the compartment and in described isolation and is maintained fixed.
15. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein above-mentioned toothbrush handles comprises two segmentations, and described two segmentations can connect and separate, thereby above-mentioned statue can take out in compartment and change.
16. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein above-mentioned toothbrush handles is got a kind of rocket ship shape.
17. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein above-mentioned rocket ship shape toothbrush handles has a plurality of empennages, and described a plurality of empennages extend above-mentioned empennage simulated rocket airship empennage from its bottom, and play the leg effect, so that toothbrush assembly is remained in stand up position.
18. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein above-mentioned toothbrush handles is got a kind of shape of showing box.
19. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein first segmentation of above-mentioned toothbrush handles comprises a lock pin, described lock pin monoblock type is connected to one from the outward extending spring arm of first segmentation, and second segmentation comprises a groove, described groove is used to put into lock pin, and first and second segmentations are linked together.
20. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein lock pin has the size and dimension identical with groove.
21. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein lock pin extends in the groove, and owing to the spring force that spring arm provided remains in the groove.
22. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the part of above-mentioned toothbrush handles is transparent, so that at least a portion of above-mentioned statue can be seen in the compartment of above-mentioned toothbrush handles.
23. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein two segmentations are transparent, so that above-mentioned statue can be seen in the compartment of above-mentioned toothbrush handles.
24. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein above-mentioned toothbrush handles also comprises an indicia band.
25. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein above-mentioned neck is detachable to be connected with toothbrush handles.
26. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein above-mentioned whole neck part formula is connected with toothbrush handles.
27. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein above-mentioned toothbrush handles also comprises at least one rib, and described rib extends in the compartment, is used for making above-mentioned statue to be maintained fixed at compartment.
28. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 27, wherein the several portions of above-mentioned toothbrush handles contacts above-mentioned statue, so that statue is maintained fixed in compartment.
29. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein above-mentioned toothbrush handles also comprises 4 vertical rib, and described 4 vertical rib extend in the compartment, are used for making above-mentioned statue to be maintained fixed at compartment.
30. toothbrush assembly as claimed in claim 29, wherein the several portions of above-mentioned toothbrush handles contacts above-mentioned statue, so that above-mentioned statue is maintained fixed in compartment.
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