Patent ID: 6835181
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: A61C,F16L

Abstract:
An oral hygiene apparatus for use with a faucet providing a flow of water and for use with an oral hygiene substance, the apparatus comprising:a valve adapted to fit to the faucet to receive a flow of water therefrom, the valve controllable to selectively provide the water flow through a first faucet orifice and a second auxiliary orifice; a container holding the oral hygiene substance; a first coupling device releasably locking the valve in communication with the container so that the water flow travels from the valve at its second orifice to the container, the water mixing with the oral hygiene substance in the container to produce a liquid mixture; a hose having first and second ends; a second coupling device releasably locking the container in communication with the hose, the second coupling device receiving a flow of the liquid mixture from the container and supplying the liquid mixture flow to the first end of the hose; and a jet tip coupled to the second end of the hose, the jet tip receiving the liquid mixture flow and generating a spray jet with the liquid mixture flow for use in oral hygiene; wherein at least one of said first and second coupling devices comprises opposing spring-loaded levers operable to selectively couple respective passages of first and second elements in communication with one another, each said spring-loaded lever pivotally mounted to an outer surface of said coupling device at a fulcrum positioned between a locking end and a releasing end of said lever, said lever mounted along a longitudinal direction of said coupling device such that said locking end extends towards an outer surface of said coupling device and is spring-biased to releasably lock into a groove on said first or second element.