Patent ID: 6022162
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A disposable oral hygiene apparatus having a pre-use configuration and a use configuration, said apparatus comprising:a tank section defining a cavity therein for receiving and storing a treatment fluid, said tank section having at least one fluid outlet;a treatment section including a treatment head having bristles thereon, a fluid outlet proximate said treatment head, and a fluid inlet remote from said treatment head on said treatment section; anda cover cap for covering said tank section and said fluid outlet of said tank section and at least partly covering said treatment head of said treatment section when said apparatus is in said pre-use configuration;wherein said fluid inlet of said treatment section can be coupled with said fluid outlet of said tank section to place said apparatus in its use configuration and to produce a flow connection between said cavity of said tank section and said fluid outlet of said treatment section, such that said treatment fluid can be dispensed through said fluid outlet of said tank section and into said treatment section by providing compression to said tank section.