U.S. patent number 3,864,781 [Application Number 05/373,649] was granted by the patent office on 1975-02-11 for device for brushing dentures.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.. Invention is credited to Joseph A. Leonard.
United States Patent |
3,864,781 |
Leonard |
February 11, 1975 |
DEVICE FOR BRUSHING DENTURES
Abstract
An elongated handle has a head at one end. The head has four
flat surfaces extending in the longitudinal direction which are
arranged into two pairs of opposite parallel surfaces, one pair
extending at right angles to the other pair. Each two adjacent
surfaces are separated by a rounded edge extending in the
longitudinal direction. Bristles disposed in rows extending in said
direction extend outward from each of three adjacent surfaces at
right angles thereto. Additional non-intersecting rows of bristles
also extending in this direction extend outward in a
non-intersecting manner from the edges disposed between each of the
outer adjacent surfaces and the inner adjacent surface.
Inventors: |
Leonard; Joseph A. (Los Osos,
CA) |
Assignee: |
The Raymond Lee Organization,
Inc. (New York, NY)
|
Family
ID: |
23473272 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/373,649 |
Filed: |
June 26, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
15/106;
15/167.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A46B
9/04 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A46B
9/04 (20060101); A46B 9/00 (20060101); A46b
009/02 (); A46b 009/04 () |
Field of
Search: |
;15/159,160,167,186,187,188,106,110 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Feldman; Peter
Claims
Having thus described the invention, what is asserted as new
is:
1. A device adapted to be manually operated to clean dentures by
brushing, said device comprising:
an elongated handle with a head at one end, said head in cross
section defining a rectangle with rounded corners and thus having
four flat surfaces extending in the direction of elongation,
oppositely disposed surfaces being parallel whereby two pairs of
paralleled surfaces extend at right angles to each other, each two
adjacent surfaces being interconnected by a rounded edge extending
in the direction of elongation;
first bristle means secured to a first head surface and including
first and second parallel rows of bristles extending in the
direction of elongation and extending outward at right angles to
the first head surface;
second bristle means secured to a second head surface parallel to
the first head surface and oppositely disposed thereto, said second
means including first and second parallel rows of bristles
extending in the direction of elongation and extending outward at
right angles to the second surface whereby the first and second
means extend outward in opposite directions;
third bristle means secured to a third head surface which extends
between the first and second surfaces at right angles, said third
means including first and second parallel rows of bristles
extending in the direction of elongation and extending outward at
right angles to the third surface, said third means extending at
right angles to the first and second means; and
fourth and fifth bristle means, each of the fourth and fifth
bristle means including a single row of bristles extending in the
direction of elongation and being secured to a corresponding one of
the edges between the first, second and third surfaces, each of the
fourth and fifth means extending outward at right angles to the
corresponding edge and not intersecting with any other means.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
My invention is directed toward a new type of brush which can be
used for cleaning dentures and is so constructed that, when
manually operated, a variety of different surfaces of a denture can
be cleaned simultaneously.
To this end, I employ an elongated handle having a head at one end.
The head has four exposed flat surfaces which extend in the
direction of elongation and which are separated by rounded edges
extending in this direction. The surfaces are arranged into two
pairs which extend at right angles to each other, the two surfaces
in each pair being opposite and parallel.
Bristles arranged in rows extending in this direction are secured
to each of three adjacent surfaces and extend outward at right
angles thereto.
Additional parallel rows of bristles can extend outward in a non
intersecting manner from the two edges disposed between the central
one of the three adjacent surfaces and each of the two outer
surfaces included in the three adjacent surfaces.
In operation, the handle is held in one hand, the denture is held
in the other hand, and the head can be used together with
conventional paste powder or the like to clean the denture. The
number and position of the various rows of bristles enables a
variety of denture surfaces to be cleaned simultaneously.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 shows one side view of my device;
FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 3 shows an opposite side view thereof; and
FIG. 4 shows a cross sectional view taken along line 4--4 in FIG.
2.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIGS. 1-4, an elongated handle 10 has an elongated
head 12 which in cross section defines a rectangle 14 with rounded
edges 16. The head has a first pair of opposite parallel surfaces
18 and 20 which extend in the direction of elongation and a second
pair of parallel surfaces 22 and 24 which extend in the direction
of elongation and are perpendicular to pairs 18 and 20. Each two
adjacent surfaces are separated by a rounded edge 16 which extends
in the direction of elongation.
First and second sets of parallel horizontal bores 26 are disposed
in the head and extend between surfaces 18 and 20. Bristles 28 are
disposed in each bore whereby two rows of bristles, disposed along
the direction of elongation, extend outward at right angles to
these surfaces. Bristles 30 are set into recesses in surface 24 and
define two parallel rows, extending along the direction of
elongation, extend outward at right angles to surface 24.
Bristles 32 are set into recesses in edges 16 disposed between
surface 24 and surface 20 and between surface 24 and surface 18.
Each edge carries one row of bristles which extends in the
direction of elongation and also extends outward in a non
intersecting manner between bristles 30 and 28 and typically at an
angle of 45.degree. with respect to surfaces 24 and 18 or surfaces
24 and 20.
The invention can then be used as described.
While I have described my invention with particular reference to
the drawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual
scope.
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