Patent ID: 6253773
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: A45D,A47K

Abstract:
A portable dental hygiene device with a treatment space (9, 9', 9"") and a spray device (4a) by means of which a treatment medium can be sprayed into the treatment space (9, 9', 9""), where the spray device (4a) and parts (10, 10', 10"") to be sprayed with the treatment medium are arranged separately from one another but in spray relation to one another on a holding device (3a, 3b, 3a', 3b', 3a"", 3b"") which surrounds the spray device (4a) and the parts (10, 10', 10""), with a release element being provided with which a spray head (11, 11', 11"") of the spray device (4a) can be brought into the spray position,characterized in thata) the release element is a detachable cap (14) which can be placed on the holding device (3a, 3b, 3a', 3b', 3a"", 3b"") which has a release projection (14a) on the inner bottom of the holding device;b) passages (15, 16), one of which is aligned axially with the spray head (11, 11', 11""), are provided in the bottom of the holding device (3a, 3b, 3a', 3b', 3a"", 3b"") corresponding to the arrangement of the release projection (14a);c) the detachable cap (14) secures the spray device (4a) against release of a spray stream when placed on the holding device (3a, 3b, 3a', 3b', 3a"", 3b"") in one of the possible placement positions, and in the other possible placement position, it can cause a spray stream to be released.