Patent ID: 6397860
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
A disposable teeth-cleaning assembly for prompt, discrete, and convenient brushing of teeth in locations where access to potable water and means for disposal of waste water are limited, said assembly comprising:a diminutive toothbrush having opposite ends, a length dimension, and a quantity of soft bristles near to one of said opposite ends; a quantity of non-foaming, saliva-activated teeth-cleaning agent applied to and dried upon said bristles; a small disposable towel; a quantity of moistening agent applied to said disposable towel, said quantity being less than the amount of said moistening agent needed to supersaturate said disposable towel; a package adapted for airtight sealing of said disposable towel when said disposable towel is in a compactly folded configuration, said package having a width dimension; and a flexible, thin-walled, airtight packaging unit adapted for sanitary storage of said toothbrush and said disposable towel prior to use, said packaging unit being only slightly longer than said length dimension of said toothbrush and only slightly wider than said width dimension of said package, said packaging unit having a front member and a back member each having a perimeter edge, with said perimeter edges of said front member and said back member being heat sealed together.