Hinged Door One for All Toothbrush and Dispenser

Abstract

A hinged door dispensing toothbrush includes a localized toothpaste filled reservoir comprising only the top quarter (or one fifth ⅕) of the toothbrush. No piston is required. The toothpaste is filled and localized directly behind the bristles for easy application. A hinged door located proximately behind the bristles doubles as both plunger to communicate the toothpaste on the bristles through a hole(s) near the bristles and as a loading device revealing an open chamber or magazine for loading toothpaste pellets. After loading the tooth paste pellets in the toothbrush and closing the hinged door, application of toothpaste onto the bristles occurs by pressing the hinged door plunger forcing toothpaste onto the bristles.

1 . A simple designed hinged door doubling as both a loading chamber or magazine to load toothpaste pellets and an applicator being a self contained bubble plunger located within the hinged door. It is materially different than U.S. Pat. No. 7,478,960 in that does not contain or require a piston. Localization of the toothpaste pellets behind the bristles allows pressure from the adjacent bubbled door plunger to apply the toothpaste within the bristles. It is also materially different from U.S. Pat. No. 7,350,526 in that the bubble applicator does not slip over the toothbrush devise, but is located within a hinged door that allows both loading and application (i.e. the bubble is actually part of the device). One major improvement of this design over all other dispensing toothbrush designs is it can be cleaned by opening the hinged door and washing it out; a major improvement for safety and cleanliness. The simple designed hinged door also makes it materially different than U.S. Pat. No. 7,367,737 in that toothpaste does not have to travel through the length of a hollow shaft once again improving cleanliness.