Patent ID: 6039050
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
A disposable toothbrush comprising:a handle having a first section, a second section connected to said first section and angled up from said first section, a third section connected to said second section wherein said third section has a lip on its free end;means for mounting a length of dental floss on said handle such that said length of dental floss is stretched taut;a base with a substantially rectangular cross section having an open and a closed end, said base formed by a top side, a bottom side, a left side and, a right side, each side having both an inside face and an outside face, said inside faces forming a cavity within said base;at least one ridge formed on one of said top side and bottom side on their inside surfaces near the open end;a substantially rectangular middle plate having a width and a height, with the height bounded by a top face and a bottom face, said bottom face attached to the top side of said base wherein said plate has a bore hole extending from said bottom face to said top face;a thumbstop attached to the top face of said middle plate at a first end;a substantially rectangular bristle plate having a top face and a bottom face, said bottom face attached to said top face of said middle plate, said bristle plate having a channel formed by a bore hole in communication with said middle plate bore hole and extending from said bottom face to said top face;bristles extending up from and substantially covering said top face of said bristle plate,wherein pulling said thumbstop down causes the top end of said handle to slide into the cavity on said base and engage said ridge to assemble the toothbrush, and wherein further pulling on the thumbstop causes toothpaste located within said cavity to be displaced out of said base, up through said middle plate and up through said bristle plate wherein said toothpaste is then displaced onto said bristles.