Toothbrush with pick utensil

Abstract

A toothbrush (10) has an elongated handle (12) terminating at one end at an enlarged head and at an opposite, distal portion (16) with an interior chamber (18). The toothbrush also includes a removable pick utensil (24) which is configured to be removably coupled to the elongated handle and partially positioned within the storage chamber. The pick utensil includes a central gripping portion (26), a first end (28) with a first tooth flossing component in the form of a bristle flosser (32), a second end (38) with a second tooth flossing component in the form of a tapered toothpick (42), and a cap (45). The first and second tooth flossing components are generally longitudinally aligned with the handle so that they may both fit within the interior chamber.

1 . A toothbrush comprising:
 an elongated handle having a brush head and a storage compartment extending into said elongated handle oppositely disposed from said brush head, and   a pick utensil removably coupled to said elongated handle, said pick utensil having a central gripping portion, a bristle flosser coupled to said central gripping portion having a central stem and a mass of flexible bristle filaments extending from said central stem, said central stem being longitudinally aligned with said elongated handle when said pick utensil is coupled to said elongated handle, and a toothpick portion coupled to said central gripping portion oppositely disposed from said bristle flosser, said toothpick portion being longitudinally aligned with said elongated handle when said pick utensil is coupled to said elongated handle.   
     
     
         2 . The toothbrush of  claim 1  wherein said pick utensil includes a bristle flosser shoulder with an exterior configuration adapted to be telescopically received within said storage compartment, and wherein said pick utensil includes a toothpick portion shoulder with an exterior configuration adapted to be telescopically received within said storage compartment. 
     
     
         3 . The toothbrush of  claim 1  wherein said pick utensil includes a cap removably mountable to said central gripping portion in a first position to cover said bristle flosser and in a second position to cover said toothpick portion. 
     
     
         4 . The toothbrush of  claim 2  wherein said pick utensil includes a cap removably mounted to said central gripping portion bristle flosser shoulder and said toothpick portion shoulder. 
     
     
         5 . A toothbrush comprising:
 an elongated handle having a first end and a second end oppositely disposed from said first end, said first end having a brush head with a plurality of brush bristles, said second end defining an interior channel, and   an utensil having an elongated first tooth flossing component and an elongated second tooth flossing component, said first tooth flossing component being generally longitudinally aligned with said second tooth flossing component, both said first tooth flossing component and said second tooth flossing component being sized and shaped to be received within said interior channel of said second end of said handle when said utensil is coupled to said elongated handle.   
     
     
         6 . The toothbrush of  claim 5  wherein said first flossing component is a bristle flosser. 
     
     
         7 . The toothbrush of  claim 6  wherein said second flossing component is a tapered toothpick. 
     
     
         8 . The toothbrush of  claim 5  wherein said utensil includes a first flossing component shoulder directly adjacent said first tooth flossing component with an exterior configuration adapted to be telescopically received within said interior channel, and wherein said utensil includes a second tooth flossing component shoulder directly adjacent said second flossing component with an exterior configuration adapted to be telescopically received within said interior channel. 
     
     
         9 . The toothbrush of  claim 5  wherein said utensil includes a cap removably mountable to cover said first tooth flossing component and said second tooth flossing component. 
     
     
         10 . The toothbrush of  claim 8  wherein said utensil includes a cap removably mounted to said first flossing component shoulder and said second tooth flossing component shoulder.