Touchless Toothpaste Dispenser Device

Abstract

A touchless toothpaste dispenser device is disclosed, which is a toothpaste dispenser. The touchless toothpaste dispenser device comprises a base component that is configured to retain a toothpaste cartridge. The toothpaste cartridge is inserted into the base component and toothpaste is pushed out of each cartridge via a cylindrical push mechanism that rises from the base component. The base component comprises a dial to customize how much toothpaste is dispensed onto the toothbrush. Users can place their toothbrush underneath the dispensing nozzle and activate the cylindrical push mechanism via a motion sensor. Toothpaste is applied to the toothbrush without having to squeeze a toothpaste tube.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A touchless toothpaste dispenser device that provides a user with a device for dispensing toothpaste, the touchless toothpaste dispenser device comprising:
 a base component;   a cylindrical push mechanism;   a toothpaste cartridge; and   a motion sensor;   wherein the toothpaste cartridge is inserted into the base component;   wherein toothpaste is pushed out of the toothpaste cartridge via a cylindrical push mechanism;   wherein the motion sensor activates the cylindrical push mechanism; and   further wherein users place their toothbrush underneath a dispensing nozzle to activate the motion sensor to dispense toothpaste hands-free.   
     
     
         2 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 1 , wherein the base component is a vertically elongated box-like housing with a door that allows access to a hollow interior cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 2 , wherein the door is secured to the base component via a tab and a spring clip. 
     
     
         4 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 3 , wherein the base component comprises a front side, a rear side, opposing sidewalls, a top surface, and a bottom surface. 
     
     
         5 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 4 , wherein the toothpaste cartridge is configured in a cylindrical shape, with a check valve at a top and a sliding seal at a bottom. 
     
     
         6 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 5 , wherein the cylindrical push mechanism is a linear actuator positioned at a bottom of the base component interior cavity and contacts the sliding seal of the toothpaste cartridge to push toothpaste out of the toothpaste cartridge and out the dispensing nozzle. 
     
     
         7 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 6 , wherein the base component comprises a dial that allows users to customize how much toothpaste is dispensed onto the toothbrush at one time. 
     
     
         8 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 7 , wherein the dial is in communication with a printed circuit board (PCB), which is in communication with the linear actuator to control dispensing of the toothpaste from the toothpaste cartridge. 
     
     
         9 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 8 , wherein the touchless toothpaste dispenser device is charged by a USB port. 
     
     
         10 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 9 , wherein the USB port is positioned at the rear side of the base component. 
     
     
         11 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 10 , wherein the motion sensor is positioned above the dispensing nozzle. 
     
     
         12 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 11 , wherein the motion sensor is in communication with the PCB, which then communicates with the linear actuator to dispense toothpaste from the toothpaste cartridge. 
     
     
         13 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 12 , wherein the base component comprises a manual on-off switch. 
     
     
         14 . A touchless toothpaste dispenser device that provides a user with a device for dispensing toothpaste, the touchless toothpaste dispenser device comprising:
 a base component which is a vertically elongated box-like housing with a door that allows access to a hollow interior cavity;   a cylindrical push mechanism which acts to draw toothpaste from a toothpaste cartridge and out a dispensing nozzle;   a toothpaste cartridge configured in a cylindrical shape, with a check valve at a top and a sliding seal at a bottom; and   a motion sensor in communication with a PCB, which then communicates with the cylindrical push mechanism to dispense toothpaste from the toothpaste cartridge;   wherein the base component comprises a front side, a rear side, opposing sidewalls, a top surface, and a bottom surface;   wherein the touchless toothpaste dispenser device is charged by a USB port;   wherein the base component comprises a dial that allows users to customize how much toothpaste is dispensed onto the toothbrush at one time; and   further wherein the motion sensor allows users to place their toothbrush under a dispensing nozzle, which activates the motion sensor to communicate with the PCB to actuate the cylindrical push mechanism to dispense toothpaste on a toothbrush hands-free.   
     
     
         15 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 14 , wherein the base component comprises a manual on-off switch. 
     
     
         16 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 14 , wherein the base component comprises an indicator light. 
     
     
         17 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 14 , wherein the base component is manufactured from a material that is water resistant or waterproof. 
     
     
         18 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 14 , wherein the motion sensor is an ultrasonic motion detector. 
     
     
         19 . The touchless toothpaste dispenser device of  claim 14  further comprising a plurality of indicia. 
     
     
         20 . A method of automatically dispensing toothpaste hands-free, the method comprising the following steps:
 providing a touchless toothpaste dispenser device comprising a base component with a toothpaste cartridge;   inserting a toothpaste cartridge into the base component;   charging the device via USB port;   positioning a toothbrush underneath the dispensing nozzle to activate the cylindrical push mechanism via a motion sensor; and   automatically dispensing toothpaste onto the toothbrush.