Patent ID: 6134737
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
An oral hygiene device for use by an infant, said oral hygiene device comprising, in combination:a toothbrush bristle support;a teething element for engaging the gums of an infant, said toothbrush bristle support and said teething element being spaced from one another;a first manually graspable handle extending between and interconnecting said toothbrush bristle support and said teething element;a second manually graspable handle extending between and interconnecting said toothbrush bristle support and said teething element, said first and second manually graspable handles being spaced from one another, said first and second manually graspable handles, said toothbrush bristle support and said teething element defining an opening for receiving an infant's hand so that the infant can grasp one or both of said first and second manually graspable handles to support and manipulate said oral hygiene device, and said first and second manually graspable handles, said toothbrush bristle support and said teething element being disposed along a common plane; anda plurality of toothbrush bristles attached to and projecting outwardly from said toothbrush bristle support in a direction substantially corresponding to the direction of said common plane, said teething element comprising a soft and resilient pad having a pair of outer pad surfaces converging toward one another to form a tapered distal pad end and said first and second manually graspable handles including handle end portions attached to said pad, said handle end portions diverging from one another from said pad.