Patent ID: 6112356
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A finger mounted tooth cleaning system comprising:a sleeve constructed from a flexible, elastic latex material and having a generally cylindrical configuration with a closed substantially hemispherical outboard end and an open inboard end defined by an edge, diameter of the sleeve decreasing from the inboard end to the outboard end, the sleeve having a front extent, a rear extent and first and second side extents extending between the front and rear extents;a handle including a substantially planar rectangular strip constructed from a material similar to that from which the sleeve is constructed, the handle having a distal end with a semicircular configuration, a pair of elongated linear parallel side edges, and a proximal end of the handle being integrally coupled to a portion of the edge of the inboard end of the sleeve along the first side extent of the sleeve, the handle being formed from an elastic material such that the handle may be pulled upon to apply tension to the sleeve for retaining the sleeve on a finger of the user, the handle being formed from a flexible material such that the handle is bendable into a position at a substantially perpendicular orientation to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve for being gripped by fingers of a user with the handle being positioned in the perpendicular orientation, wherein a length of the handle is approximately equal to that of the sleeve;a plurality of hemispherical nibs each constructed from a material similar to that from which the sleeve is constructed, each nib having a lower peripheral edge integrally coupled to the front extent of the sleeve such that the nibs define a matrix which cover an entirety of the first side extent of the sleeve, each nib further being lined with a predetermined amount of toothpaste situated thereon; anda conical tooth pick structure constructed from a material similar to that from which the sleeve is constructed and having a base integrally and centrally coupled to the rear extent of the sleeve adjacent to the outboard end thereof such that the tooth pick extends in a direction substantially opposite of a direction which the nibs extend;whereby the handle may be positioned adjacent to one lateral side of a user's finger to position the plurality of nibs adjacent to a front pad portion of the user's finger for use and the handle may be positioned adjacent to another lateral side of the user's finger to position the tooth pick structure adjacent to the front pad portion of the user's finger for use.