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US4335731:
Device for oral hygiene care
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Bora, Jr., F. William; Narberth, PA 19072
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
1982-06-22
/ 1980-06-06
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| Application Number: |
US1980000156930
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A46B 5/04;
A46B 11/00;
Core:
A46B 5/00;
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IPC-7:
A45D 44/18;
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| ECLA Code: |
A46B5/04; A46B11/00A;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
433/216;
015/104.93;
015/104.94;
015/227;
015/244.4;
Original:
132/084.R;
132/089;
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| Field of Search: |
132/089,93,84 R,92
015/104.94
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| Priority Number: |
| 1980-06-06 |
US1980000156930 |
| 1978-07-25 |
US1978000927869 |
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| Abstract: |
A disposable device for cleaning teeth is composed of a flexible, soft honeycombed sheet. Bristles composed of integral fibers extend outward from the exposed surface of the sheet. The sheet is secured over the finger which is used for massage of the user's gums and cleaning of the user's teeth. In its preferred form, the sheet is impregnated with a dentifrice.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Harding, Earley & Follmer ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
McNeill, G. E.;
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| Parent Case: |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 927,869, filed July 25, 1978, now abandoned.
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None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A disposable dental wipe for dental hygiene adapted to be wrapped around a finger for better sensitivity and pressure control against the teeth and gums, comprising
- a flexible honeycombed flat sheet of soft foam material having outer and inner faces and formed of a flexible resilient material,
- bristles integral with said material and extending outwardly from the outer face of said sheet,
- said bristles extending from all over the outer face of said sheet,
- said material being polyurethane or a polymeric-like material,
- a stripe of contact adhesive means mounted on the sheet for adhesively securing the material when it is wrapped around a finger,
- said sheet being impregnated with a dentifrice,
- said dentifrice being adapted to flow through the sheet upon application of pressure with the finger against teeth and gums,
- whereby said disposable dental wipe may be wrapped around a finger and may be directed and pressed by the finger in-between teeth, in back of a row of teeth, and against gums and teeth with finger sensitivity to provide a positive wiping force but tend to prevent the use of too great a force that would cause tooth enamel and gum deterioration.
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