Patent ID: 6170111
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
A teeth-cleaning device comprising:a handle having a longitudinal extension having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a hole extending transversely to the handle, the first side having a recess having a flat portion extending past the hole;at least one detachable and exchangeable interdental treatment element having a longitudinal axis, the interdental treatment element being provided on the second side of the longitudinal extension and protruding transversely to the longitudinal extension;a retaining device associated with the interdental treatment element; anda slat-shaped-like lock having a locked position and an unlocked position, the lock having a flat and level side facing the flat portion of the recess and being associated via a rotary mounting with the recess in such a manner that in the locked position the lock is a substantially protrusion-free component of the handle, the rotary mounting being at a distance to the hole in the longitudinal extension and having an axis extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the treatment element;wherein with the lock in the unlocked position, the lock exposes a cross-section of the hole and one of the treatment element and the retaining device is insertable into the hole; andwherein with the lock in the locked position, the lock overlaps the hole and prevents removal of the one of the treatment element and retaining device from the hole.