Patent ID: 7237974
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush with a toothbrush body and a toothpaste container, the toothbrush body having a head which is covered with bristles; a neck; a handle part which adjoins the neck and forms a handle together with the toothpaste container, wherein the toothpaste container is removably inserted into the handle part, wherein the toothpaste container has a container body, said container body having a first end equipped with a dispensing head, a second end opposite said dispensing head, a top side and an opposite bottom side; a handle shell part formed at least partially at said top side of said container body; and a container holder being integrally formed with the handle part, wherein the container holder at least substantially completely encloses said dispensing head and partially encloses said opposite bottom side of the toothpaste container when the toothpaste container is inserted into the handle part, and wherein, the container body is integrally formed with said handle shell part as a single piece which projects beyond the container holder and together with the handle part forms an exterior surface of the handle, the container body together with the handle shell part form a chamber for holding toothpaste, at least part of the container body is thin walled and more flexibly elastic than the rest of the container body, such that, with the toothpaste container removed from the handle part, pressure applied to the toothpaste container will force the toothpaste out of the toothpaste container, and wherein the surface of the handle, essentially maintains its form when subjected to loading which occurs during teeth cleaning, irrespective of the filling level of the toothpaste container.