Disposable toothbrush

Abstract

A disposable toothbrush having a head member that removably but securely connects to a handle member. The base portion of the head member is made out of paper material, such as cardboard, and has a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from its bottom side. The handle member has a handle portion and an attachment portion. A pocket on the head member is sized and configured to securely receive the attachment portion in its interior passage so as to securely attach head member to handle member. The disposable toothbrush can utilize interior ridges and a locking mechanism to even more securely attach the head member to the handle member.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A disposable toothbrush, comprising: 
 an elongated handle member having a front end, an opposing back end and a pair of opposing sides, said opposing sides disposed apart an attachment width at said front end to form an attachment portion and disposed apart a handle width rearward of said attachment portion to form a handle portion;    head member having a base portion comprising a top side and an opposing bottom side and a first end and an opposing second end;    a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from said bottom side of said base portion of said head member, said plurality of bristles forming a brush portion; and    a pocket disposed on said top side of said base portion, said pocket having an open end at said first end of said base portion and an interior passage extending substantially to said second end of said base portion, said interior passage of said pocket sized to securely receive said attachment portion of said handle member.    
     
     
         2 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein said pocket has a closed end at said second end of said base portion.  
     
     
         3 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment width is greater than said handle width.  
     
     
         4 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein said base member is made out of a paper material.  
     
     
         5 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 4 , wherein said paper material is cardboard.  
     
     
         6 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 5 , wherein said cardboard is treated to make it water resistant.  
     
     
         7 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein said interior passage of said pocket has opposing pocket sides, said opposing pocket sides having one or more pocket ridges thereon.  
     
     
         8 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 7 , wherein said opposing sides of said attachment portion has one or more handle ridges, said handle ridges sized and configured to engage said pocket ridges on said pocket sides so as to secure said head member to said handle member.  
     
     
         9 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein said head member and said handle member further comprise locking means for locking said head member to said handle member.  
     
     
         10 . A disposable toothbrush, comprising: 
 an elongated handle member having a front end, an opposing back end and a pair of opposing sides, said opposing sides disposed apart an attachment width at said front end to form an attachment portion and disposed apart a handle width rearward of said attachment portion to form a handle portion, said opposing sides of said attachment portion having one or more handle ridges thereon;    a head member having a base portion comprising a top side and an opposing bottom side and a first end and an opposing second end, said base portion made out of a paper material;    a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from said bottom side of said base portion of said head member, said plurality of bristles forming a brush portion; and    a pocket disposed on said top side of said base portion, said pocket having an open end at said first end of said base portion and an interior passage extending substantially to said second end of said base portion, said interior passage sized to receive said attachment portion of said handle member, said interior passage of said pocket having opposing pocket sides, each of said opposing pocket sides having one or more pocket ridges thereon, said pocket ridges sized and configured to engage said handle ridges so as to secure said head member to said handle member.    
     
     
         11 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 10 , wherein said pocket has a closed end at said second end of said base portion.  
     
     
         12 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 10 , wherein said attachment width is greater than said handle width.  
     
     
         13 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 10 , wherein said paper material is cardboard.  
     
     
         14 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 10 , wherein said head member and said handle member further comprise locking means for locking said head member to said handle member.  
     
     
         15 . A disposable toothbrush, comprising: 
 an elongated handle member having a front end, an opposing back end and a pair of opposing sides, said opposing sides disposed apart an attachment width at said front end to form an attachment portion and disposed apart a handle width rearward of said attachment portion to form a handle portion;    a head member having a base portion comprising a top side and an opposing bottom side and a first end and an opposing second end, said base portion made out of paper;    a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from said bottom side of said base portion of said head member, said plurality of bristles forming a brush portion; and    a pocket disposed on said top side of said base portion, said pocket having an open end at said first end of said base portion, a closed end at said second end of said base portion and an interior passage extending from said open end to said closed end, said interior passage of said pocket sized to securely receive said attachment portion of said handle member.    
     
     
         16 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 15 , wherein said interior passage of said pocket has opposing pocket sides, said opposing pocket sides having one or more pocket ridges thereon.  
     
     
         17 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 16 , wherein said opposing sides of said attachment portion has one or more handle ridges, said handle ridges sized and configured to engage said pocket ridges on said pocket sides so as to secure said head member to said handle member.  
     
     
         18 . The disposable toothbrush of  claim 15 , wherein said paper material is cardboard.