Patent ID: 9232854
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A46B,A61B

Claim Text:
1. A oral hygiene tool for scraping a tongue and brushing teeth, the oral hygiene tool comprising: a tongue scraper comprising an elongate scraper body having an elongate upper edge forming a scraping surface for the tongue, and an elongate connector body having a first end and a second end, the elongate scraper body being connected to the first end transverse to the elongate connector body; a toothbrush comprising an elongate toothbrush body having a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of brushes extending from the proximal end; the elongate connector body of the tongue scraper being telescopically engaged with the elongate toothbrush body of the toothbrush, so that the tongue scraper can move between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration relative to the toothbrush; and a locking system for locking the tongue scraper with the toothbrush so that relative movement is prohibited, wherein the locking system includes an inwardly extending flange that can move between a locking position and an unlocking position, a biasing mechanism for biasing the inwardly extending flange towards the unlocking position, and a groove formed for receiving the inwardly extending flange when moved to the locking position.