US2010043161A1PendingUtilityA1

System toothbrush with illumination

Assignee: TANUMA MASAHIROPriority: Jun 4, 2007Filed: Nov 4, 2009Published: Feb 25, 2010
Est. expiryJun 4, 2027(~0.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Masahiro Tanuma
A46B 2200/1066A46B 15/0055A46B 15/0077A46B 15/0002A46B 15/0036
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Abstract

The system toothbrush with illumination includes a gripping portion having an elongated body portion that is formed to be slightly flat and stores therein an LED light source, a battery, and a switch performing ON/OFF operations of the LED light source. The gripping portion includes insertion holes formed at opposing ends of the body portion. An attachment portion is detachably and compatibly connected to both ends of the gripping portion. The attachment portion includes at least a mirror portion and a toothbrush portion, and may further include an auxiliary toothbrush portion. Storage insertion holes may be formed in the gripping portion to store the attachment portion, and two button-shaped batteries may be overlappingly stored in the horizontal orientation at substantially the center of the gripping portion. An LED light source is arranged near the one end of the gripping portion, and the light is emitted towards the attachment portion.

Claims

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1 . A system toothbrush with illumination, comprising:
 a gripping portion that stores therein an LED light source, a battery, and a switch performing ON/OFF operations of the LED light source; and   an attachment portion detachably and compatibly connected to insertion holes that are formed in the both ends of the gripping portion, wherein   the attachment portion comprises at least a mirror portion and a toothbrush portion, and may further include an auxiliary toothbrush portion, wherein   the LED light source is arranged so that when the mirror portion is mounted at an end of the gripping portion, light emitted from the LED light source is directed to substantially the center of a mirror surface and when the toothbrush portion is mounted at an end of the gripping portion, the light is directed to the tip of bristles of toothbrush head portion with bristles.   
   
   
       2 . The system toothbrush with illumination according to  claim 1 , wherein the LED light source is arranged near the one end of the gripping portion, and two thin, button-shaped lithium batteries are overlappingly arranged and stored in horizontal orientation in substantially the center of the gripping portion, each of which supplies a voltage of 3V, wherein the gripping portion is formed to be slightly flat. 
   
   
       3 . The system toothbrush with illumination according to  claim 1 , wherein storage insertion holes are formed in the insides of both ends of the gripping portion to compatibly store the attachment portion. 
   
   
       4 . The system toothbrush with illumination according to  claim 2 , wherein storage insertion holes are formed in the insides of both ends of the gripping portion to compatibly store the attachment portion.

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