Patent ID: 9504313
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A45D,A46B,A47K,B32B,B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A cover for a dental appliance, comprising: a biodegradable, compostable and twistable external sleeve, having an open top and open bottom; a biodegradable, and compostable cellulosic, liquid absorbing closed bottom internal sleeve disposed within the external sleeve, a portion of the internal sleeve projecting through the open bottom of the external sleeve, the internal sleeve being dimensioned to removably nest a head of a dental appliance therewithin, the internal sleeve being sanitized and disinfected to a biomedical clean standard approved by the American Dental Association (ADA) or Federal Drug Administration (FDA) other U.S. and/or international authority(s) prior to being disposed within the external sleeve; and a water-activated disinfectant deposited within the internal sleeve and in contact with the head of the appliance when the head is nested within the internal sleeve, and wherein the internal sleeve absorbs liquid from the head of the appliance whereby the disinfectant reduces any redeposition of germs or bacteria onto the appliance head.