Patent ID: 6402768
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A device for cleaning a tongue, comprising:an elongated member including a substantially rectangular head portion with rounded ends; a plurality of rigid posts integrally molded with the head portion and each extending substantially perpendicular directly from a lower surface of the head portion, wherein a total length of the posts plus a thickness of the head portion is less than about Â¼ of an inch, and wherein the posts each include a planar work surface; and an elongated handle portion extending from the head portion and aligned such that a longitudinal axis of the handle portion is transverse with a longitudinal axis of the head portion, wherein the work surface for each of the posts faces the handle portion, wherein the posts are spaced apart and arranged in a plurality of substantially parallel rows on the head portion, wherein the posts in each of the rows are offset with the posts of the next adjacent row, wherein the rows of posts are arranged substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the head portion, and wherein each of the posts includes a flat scraping edge formed by the planar work surface at the tip of the posts.