Patent ID: 6554522
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
A toothbrush, which comprises:a head having a first side containing at least one aperture, a free first end, a second end, a chamber having an open end located at the first end of said head and having a closed end and being in communication with the at least one apertures; bristles attached to the first side of said head; a plunger having a first end and a second end slidably mounted within the chamber with the first end extending beyond the chamber and the head and with the second end inside the chamber; and a handle having a first end attached to the second end of said head, said handle also having a body portion extends from the second end of the head in the direction opposite to said plunger so as to be operatively held by a user and a second end attached to the body portion; and at least one folding flap attached to said plunger, wherein said head contains at least one channel communicating with the chamber and wherein said at least one flap and channel are constructed and angled so that said at least one flap protrude into said at least one channel as the second end of said plunger is moved from deep within the chamber to a position near the open end of the chamber to preclude said plunger from being removed and so that said at least one flap are merely pressed against said plunger when said plunger is pushed deeper into the chamber to dispense toothpaste.