Oral care device

Abstract

A handle assembly has an upper main and lower brush head handles. The main brush handle has upper and lower surfaces. The brush head handle has upper and lower surfaces. The handle assembly has forward and rearward ends. A brush head is formed of a plurality of bristles for brushing teeth. The bristles depending downwardly from the lower surface of the brush head handle adjacent to the forward end. A soft elastomeric pad coupled to the upper surface of the main brush handle and a pair of tongue cleaner extensions are fabricated with projections for wiping clean tongue and tissue. The projections extending upwardly from the upper surface of the main brush handle adjacent to the forward end.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oral care device comprising:
 a handle assembly having an upper main brush handle and a lower brush head handle, the main brush handle having an upper surface and a lower surface with a hollow space inside, the brush head handle having an upper surface and a lower surface, the handle assembly having a forward end and a rearward end;   a brush head formed of a plurality of bristles for brushing teeth, the bristles depending downwardly from the lower surface of the brush head handle adjacent to the forward end; and   a soft elastomeric pad coupled to the upper surface of the upper brush handle, the elastomeric pad being formed of projections for wiping clean tongue and tissue, the projections extending upwardly from the upper surface of the main brush handle adjacent to the forward end.   
     
     
         2 . The device as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the elastomeric pad is formed of a plurality of projections 1.0 mm plus or minus 0.5 mm in height. 
     
     
         3 . The device as set forth in  claim 1  and further including:
 a moving assembly including a T-shaped cap and a slot, the slot being formed in the main brush handle extending vertically between the upper surface and the lower surface, the cap having a vertical leg extending through the slot, the cap having a lower end attached to the brush head handle, the cap having an enlarged upper end slidable on the upper surface of the main brush handle, the cap and the brush head handle and the bristles movable along the lower surface of the main brush handle forwardly with the bristles adjacent to the forward end of the brush assembly for brushing teeth, the cap and the brush head handle and the bristles movable along the lower surface of the main brush handle rearwardly with the bristles retracted to an intermediate extent of the brush assembly for wiping clean tongue and tissue. 
 
     
     
         4 . The device as set forth in  claim 3  and further including:
 an envelope coupled to the main brush handle and extending below the brush head handle, the envelope being formed of laterally spaced plates to receive between the bristles between the plates, the envelope having a forward end extending forwardly of the rear end of the brush head handle, the envelope having a rearward end extending rearwardly of the rear end of the brush head handle, the envelope adapted to shield the bristles when in a retracted orientation. 
 
     
     
         5 . An oral care device reconfigurable between an extended orientation for brushing teeth and a retracted orientation for wiping clean tongue and tissue, the device comprising, in combination:
 a handle assembly having an upper main brush handle ( 18 ) and a lower brush head handle ( 12 ), the brush head handle having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower brush handle having an upper surface and a lower surface, the handle assembly having a forward end and a rearward end, a hollow space ( 16 ) extending rearwardly from the frontward end of the main brush handle,   a brush head formed of a plurality of bristles ( 11 ) for brushing teeth, the bristles depending downwardly from the lower surface of the brush head handle adjacent to the forward end;   a soft elastomeric pad ( 19 ) coupled to the upper surface of the main brush handle, the elastomeric pad being formed of a plurality of projections 1.0 mm plus or minus 0.5 mm in height, the elastomeric pad being for wiping tongue and tissue, the projections extending upwardly from the upper surface of the main brush handle adjacent to the forward end;   a moving assembly including a T-shaped cap ( 12 ) and a slot ( 47 ), the slot being formed in the main brush handle extending vertically between the upper surface and the lower surface, the slot extending horizontally between a forward extent of the hollow space and a rearward extent of the hollow space, the cap having a vertical leg extending through the slot, the cap having a lower end attached to the brush head handle, the cap having an enlarged upper end slidable on the upper surface of the main brush handle, the cap and brush head handle and the bristles movable along the lower surface of the main brush handle forwardly with the bristles adjacent to the forward end of the main brush handle assembly for brushing teeth, the cap and the brush head handle and the bristles movable along the lower surface of the main brush handle rearwardly with the bristles retracted to an intermediate extent of the main brush handle for wiping tongue and tissue;   an envelope ( 25 ) coupled to the main brush handle and extending below the brush head handle, the envelope being formed of laterally spaced plates to receive the bristles between the plates, the envelope having a forward end extending forwardly of the rear end of the brush head handle, the envelope having a rearward end extending rearwardly of the rear end of the brush head handle, the envelope adapted to shield the bristles when in a retracted orientation; and   a pair of extendable tongue cleaner extensions slidable along the lateral surfaces of the main brush handle, the extendable cleaner extensions movable between a retracted intermediate position of the main brush handle and a forward position forming a composite expanded tongue cleaner with an upper surface in line with the upper surface of the elastomeric tongue cleaner pad on the forward end of the upper surface of the main brush handle, the extendable tongue cleaner extensions being fabricated with similar projections as the elastomeric tongue cleaning projections.