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 Title: |
US4292705:
Tongue toothbrush
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Stouffer, James F.; Chambersburg, PA 17201
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1981-10-06
/ 1979-05-21
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| Application Number: |
US1979000041098
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A46B 5/04;
A46B 7/04;
A46B 11/00;
A46B 15/00;
IPC-7:
A46B 5/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
A46B15/00C7A; A46B5/04; A46B7/04; A46B11/00; K46B200/10G;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
015/110;
015/167.1;
015/227;
132/308;
Original:
015/110;
015/167.R;
015/227;
132/084.D;
132/092.R;
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| Field of Search: |
015/167 R,227,110
132/089,91,92 R,92 A,84 D
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| Priority Number: |
| 1979-05-21 |
US1979000041098 |
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| Abstract: |
A tongue toothbrush has a hollow, pliable body made of thin film material to envelope the outer portion of the tongue and carry on its terminal end short filaments for brushing the teeth with movement of the tongue. The filaments may be composed of brush bristles permanently or detachably mounted. Additionally, abrasive material may be attached to the body rearwardly of the bristles along with a hard rubber tip for gum massage mounted on the outermost portion of the body. The device may be reuseable, disposable, or composed entirely of edible material.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Beall, Jr., Thomas E. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Moore, Chris K.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A tongue toothbrush, comprising:
a hollow cup-shaped body of a size and shape to envelope the outer portion of a human tongue;
said body being constructed of thin, pliable, continuous, elastic sheet material with opposed upper and lower portions, opposed side portions, a peripheral edge and a forward tip, with respect to the normal tongue position of a standing human;
a plurality of bristles secured to at least one of the upper and lower portions adjacent the tip;
an abrasive dentrifice material embedded within said bristles;
said opposed side portions and said tip being completely free of said bristles;
said tip portion being constructed of harder and thicker material than the remainder of said body so as to provide a portion that may be used for the massage of the user's gums;
an easily water-soluble flavoring being secured to said body;
a soft abrasive material being secured to one of said upper and lower portions on the opposite side of said bristles from said tip; and
the elasticity of said sheet material being sufficiently elastic to permit expansion and contraction of said body for secure engagement with different sized tongues.
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| Forward References: |
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