Patent ID: 6536979
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A safe water toothbrush assembly for directing a concentrated stream of liquid into a mouth of a user comprising:a toothbrush having an elongated body with a generally planar head at one end and open at an opposite end, wherein an interior of said body and said head forms a passageway for transporting the liquid through said body and said head, and the open end of said body is threaded; a plurality of bristles extending radially from said head; a backflow preventative means disposed within an aperture in said head adjacent a base of said bristles, to prevent the backflow of fluid back into said passageway; and a bottle containing the liquid removably attached to said toothbrush, wherein an open end of said bottle includes complementary threads to threads on the open end of said toothbrush for attaching said bottle to said toothbrush, an interior of said bottle forms a continuous passageway with the passageway in said body and said head, and a wall of said bottle is squeezable to forcibly transfer the liquid through the continuous passageway and out of said backflow preventative means and away from said bristles in a concentrated stream directed into a mouth of the user; and a threaded cap for enclosing the open end of said body, when said body is removed from the bottle, wherein said end cap includes an outwardly projecting tip.