Patent ID: 6397859
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A disposable toothbrush and toothpaste applicator combination comprising:a tubular member being elongated and having an open end and a closed end such that a bore extends into said open end toward said closed end, said tubular member having a proximal portion, a middle portion and a distal portion with respect to said closed end of said tubular member, said proximal portion having an outer surface having a plurality of bristles attached thereto, said proximal portion having a hole therein extending into said bore; a plunger being elongated and having a first end and a second end, said plunger having a length and width substantially equal to a length and width of said bore, said first end of said plunger being extendable into said bore; a retaining means for retaining said plunger in said bore such that said plunger is prevented from being pulled out of said bore; wherein toothpaste is positioned in said bore and said plunger may be selectively extended into said bore such that the toothpaste is extracted through said hole; and wherein said retaining means includes a set of catches extending from said plunger and being positioned nearer said first end than said second end of said plunger, each catch of said set of catches comprising an upstanding member having a first face and a second face, said second face extending orthogonally outward from said plunger, said bore having a first set of notches therein positioned nearer said closed end and a second set of notches positioned nearer said open end, each said notch of said first and second sets of notches having a notch face oriented perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of said bore for engaging said second face of an associated one of said set of notches when said set of notches are positioned in one of said first and second set of catches whereby said plunger is prevented from being pulled in an outward direction from said bore when said set of notches is engaging one of said first and second set of catches.