Drop Away Toothpaste Tube/Brush

Abstract

A dispensing toothbrush includes a removable insert tooth paste tube for self application. This One for All design allows easy storage of tooth paste within the brush itself. It is simpler and different than other dispensing designs in that the tooth paste is not traveling through the length of a hollow tube to the bristles. The user simply unscrews the tube by twisting the cap off the bottom allowing self application. The user squeezes the flexing tube applying the toothpaste to the bristles. Storage of the toothpaste in the brush for subsequent self application is the major difference from other U.S. Patents. Again as in the other design, safety is a major concern with any dispensing toothbrush and this design allows for cleaning the brush the same as with any non-dispensing toothbrush. A twist cap is present at the bottom of the tooth brush for twisting and removing an internal tube that is full of toothpaste or toothpaste pellets. After twisting the cap, the tube is removed by dropping it out of the toothbrush. The tube containing toothpaste is then manipulated by finger force to apply the paste to the bristles or in the case of pellets one would be removed at a time for application, and finally the tube is returned by inserting it back into the toothbrush handle and twisting the cap back into place at the bottom of the toothbrush.

1 . 0  An oral care toothbrush that is comprised of an internally threaded cavity for the storage of a toothpaste tube, and a threaded toothpaste tube that stores bulk toothpaste or toothpaste pellets. 
     
     
         2 . 0  The toothbrush will be made from pharmaceutical grade plastic rubber. These can be made with a large variety of colors. 
     
     
         3 . 0  The toothpaste tube is threaded and has a knurled twist cap for toothpaste tube removal or installation. 
     
     
         4 . 0  The toothpaste tube is filled with bulk toothpaste or toothpaste pellets. 
     
     
         5 . 0  Upon twisting the cap counterclockwise; the tube is then removed by dropping it out of the toothbrush. The tube containing toothpaste is then becomes external of the toothbrush and is then easily manipulated by using finger force to squeeze and apply the paste to the bristles or in the case of pellets one would be removed at a time for application. Finally the tube is then inserted back into the toothbrush handle and secured by twisting the cap clockwise back into place in the bottom of the toothbrush. 
     
     
         6 . 0  It is materially different than U.S. Pat. No. 7,478,960 in that does not contain or require a piston. Application is then accomplished by the user. After application the user returns the tooth paste tube into the bottom of the brush allowing for storage. It is also materially different from other U.S Patents regarding dispensing toothbrushes in that the toothpaste tube is removed by the user, not self dispensing, from the bottom of the brush. The toothpaste is then self applied. The tooth paste does not travel through any hollow device making it different that U.S Pat. Nos. 7,331,731; 7,338,285; 7,350,526; and 7,367,737. The toothpaste is also not already on the bristles, but requires manual manipulation. 
     
     
         7 . 0  The two big improvements of this toothbrush's design from other dispensing toothbrush designs is safety and storage. It incorporates storage of the toothpaste tube within the bottom of the brush enabling a One for All design and ease of travel, but keeps safety a top concern by allowing for conventional cleaning (this simple design reduces the likelihood of accumulation of germs that might occur from other designs). 
     
     
         8 . 0  It is different from U.S. Pat. No. 7,044,333; 5,860,565: 5,199,610; 4,223,809; and 4,032,043 in that it is neither dispensing nor solely a tube, but is a hybrid of both.