US3504852A - Mouth rinsing device - Google Patents

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April 7, 1970 a. R. ABBOTT 3,504,852

MOUTH RINSING DEVICE Filed June 21. 1968 BOBBY R. ABBOTT INVENTOR.

United States Patent O 3,504,852 MOUTH RINSING DEVI'CE Bobby R. Abbott, 3808 SW. 40th Place, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73119 Filed June 21, 1968, Ser. No. 738,949 Int. Cl. E03b 9/20; H46b /02 US. Cl. 239-24 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to a toothbrush and more particularly to a mouth rinsing means formed on the handle thereof.

It is an object of this invention to provide a device for ejecting a stream of water upwardly toward the toothbrush user when mouth rinsing is desired.

A further object of this invention is to provide a mouth rinsing device that is useful, convenient, simple to operate and an inexpensive improvement that will not be unsightly or hinder the normal operation of a toothbrush.

A further object of this invention is to provide a mouth rinsing device that is equally easy to use by right or left handed people.

A further object of this invention is to provide a mouth rinsing device that is equally easy to use on faucets that are mounted in the center or on the right or left side of sinks, wash basins or lavatories.

A further object of this invention is to provide a mouth rinsing device that is equally easy to use on faucets that have movable or stationary ejection ends.

A further object of this invention is to provide a mouth rinsing device that operates well with faucets that have open ejection ends or faucets with ejection ends that are equipped with aerators, screens or other attachments.

Further objects and advantages will become evident from a study of the following description and single sheet of drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the mouth rinsing device made into the handle of a conventional toothbrush;

FIGURE 2 is a top view of the mouth rinsing device in operating position beneath the ejection end of a conventional faucet;

FIGURE 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2 of the mouth rinsing device in operating position beneath the ejection end of a conventional faucet; and,

FIGURE 4 is a side elevational view of the mouth rinsing device in operating position beneath the ejection end of a conventional faucet.

Referring now specifically to the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates a conventional toothbrush with an intermediate portion of its handle 1A provided with a liquid conducting conduit 3. The conduit 3 is V-shaped (FIG. 3) and may be formed integral with the handle 1A or formed separately and secured thereto. The open ends of the conduit 3 lie in a common plane and project through opposing side edge portions of the handle and are extended slightly above the plane of the tooth brush handle, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, with the bottom of the V-shape projecting downwardly. A longitudinally extending ridge or raised portion 2 transversely coextensive, at its respective ends, with the handle 1A is integrally formed thereon. The raised portion 2 is characterized by opposing concave surfaces forming arcs 6 and 7 projecting inwardly from the respective sides of the handle 1A defining a relatively narrow wall 2A between and projecting upwardly, as viewed in FIG. 3, beyond the horizontal plane defined by the ends of the conduit 3. The radius of the arcs 6 and 7 is preferably equal to or slightly greater than the outside radius of the ejection end 4 of a conventional water faucet 5. Either end opening of the conduit may be manually positioned to intersect a stream of Water, indicated by the arrows 10, flowing from the faucet 5 for directing a portion of the stream of water upwardly, as illustrated by the arrows 12 (FIG. 3). Either of the two arcs 6 and 7 form a guide enabling the toothbrush user to position and maintain the mouth rinsing device on the ejection end 4 of the faucet 5.

It is not necessary that the two arcs 6 and 7, formed by the raised portion 2, fit the ejection end 4 of the faucet 5 perfectly to accomplish their purpose.

The V-shaped conduit, as illustrated in FIG. 3, serves its purpose very well but need not be restricted to this shape.

OPERATION In operating the mouth rinsing device the toothbrush 1 is operated as usual by the user while brushing his teeth. When mouth rinsing is desired, the user positions one of the mouth rinsing device arcs 6 or 7 against ejection end 4 of faucet 5. One end of the conduit then intersects the stream of water flowing from faucet 5 and ejects a portion of the stream of water through the other end opening of the conduit and upwardly toward the toothbrush user, as illustrated by the arrows 12 (FIG. 3).

When toothbrushing and mouth rinsing is completed the toothbrush is placed in its usual storage position.

Obviously the invention is susceptible to some changes or alteration without defeating its practicability.

I claim:

1. A toothbrush handle having a mouth rinsing device, comprising: a substantially V-shaped open-ended conduit transversely secured to said handle intermediate its ends for directing a stream of water upwardly in the form of a drinking fountain, said V-shaped conduit having the end surfaces of its open ends disposed in a common plane on opposite sides of said handle; and elongated ridge means formed on and extending longitudinally of said handle between the open ends of said conduit having a concave portion for contacting a peripheral wall portion of the outlet end of a faucet.

2. Structure as specified in claim 1 wherein said ridge means comprises a raised portion having opposing end surfaces coextensive with the width of said handle, said raised portion having concave surfaces forming oppositely disposed arcs and defining a relatively narrow upstanding wall spaced inwardly of the handle with respect to the respective open end of said conduit.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,145,306 1/1939 Hunneman 23924 2,543,025 2/1951 Hunneman. 2,956,749 10/ 1960 Perry 15105 XR 3,338,522 8/1967 McGee 239-24 DANIEL BLUM, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 15105, 143

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