Toothbrush with gripping handle

Abstract

A toothbrush with secure grip and a method for brushing teeth are disclose, including picking up a toothbrush below the neck portion, a toothbrush head extending from one end of the neck portion, a round/octagon/oval shaped handle, and a grip handle extending from the other end of the neck portion, wherein the grip handle includes an array of gripping elements extending 360 degrees around the grip handle; and brushing a user's teeth and gum pockets. Lights can be provided on the tooth brush to enhance the brushing effectiveness.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toothbrush, comprising
 a neck portion;   a toothbrush head extending from one end of the neck portion;   a grip handle extending from the other end of the neck portion, wherein the grip handle includes an array of gripping elements extending 360 degrees around the grip handle; and   one or more lights positioned on the neck portion or near the top of the grip handle.   
     
     
         2 . The toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein the grip handle is Coned-shaped, cylindrical-shaped or octagon-shaped oval-shaped. 
     
     
         3 . The toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein the array of gripping elements includes bumps or studs on the surface of the grip handle. 
     
     
         4 . The toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein the array of gripping elements includes concave indentations on the surface of the grip handle. 
     
     
         5 . The toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein the array of gripping elements includes suction cups on the surface of the grip handle. 
     
     
         6 . The toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein the array of gripping elements includes continuous line extrusions or continuous concave depressions on the surface of the grip handle. 
     
     
         7 . The toothbrush of  claim 1 , comprising a vibrator in the grip handle. 
     
     
         8 . The toothbrush of  claim 1 , comprising brush bristles on the toothbrush head with varying height to allow the head to brush a hard-to-reach dental region. 
     
     
         9 . The toothbrush of  claim 1 , wherein the vibrator comprises a motor that is improperly balanced for vibration. 
     
     
         10 . A method for brushing teeth, comprising
 picking up a toothbrush with a neck portion, a toothbrush head extending from one end of the neck portion, and a grip handle extending from the other end of the neck portion, wherein the grip handle includes an array of gripping elements extending 360 degrees around the grip handle; and brushing a user's teeth; and   projecting light from the neck portion or near a top of the grip handle to view the teeth.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising
 holding the toothbrush as though the toothbrush is a pen, a pencil or a chop-stick;   maintaining a holding elbow in down position next to a user's side;   maintaining the wrist straight and letting fingertips and/forearm do the brushing;   rolling the grip handle in the fingertips to adjust angles of the toothbrush bristles against the teeth to form the 45 degree angles when brushing teeth.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the grip handle is cylindrical-shaped octagon-shaped or oval-shaped. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising providing bumps or studs covering 360 degrees of the surface of the grip handle. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising providing concave indentations covering 360 degrees of the surface of the grip handle. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising providing suction cups covering 360 degrees of the surface of the grip handle. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising forming continuous line extrusions or continuous concave depressions covering 360 degrees of the surface of the grip handle. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising holding the grip handle with a chopstick finger grip or a pencil finger grip or dentists/dental hygienists dental cleaning instruments'grip. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising a vibrator in the grip handle. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising providing brush bristles on the toothbrush head with varying height to allow the head to brush a hard-to-reach dental region. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the vibrator comprises a motor that is improperly balanced for vibration.