Patent ID: 6446640
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
A dental hygiene device carrying a dental hygiene element comprising:a dental hygiene device; with a flexible stem; a dental hygiene element; a first cavity at the distal end of the device containing the stem of the dental hygiene element and a second cavity containing a plug, the second cavity intersecting the first cavity; the second cavity extending beyond the first cavity and terminating in a depression and the distal end of the flexible stem of the dental hygiene element following the contour of the depression; and the plug having an engagement section at its distal tip, the plug being secured in the second cavity with its engagement section extending into the first cavity and abutting a portion of the stem of the dental hygiene element at the intersection of the depression and the first cavity to lock the stem in place in the device.