Patent SG-11201806417V-A (SG)
Title: Cleaning device for removable dental appliances
Inventor: WOTHERSPOON MARK
IPC: A61C17/00
Filed: 2017-01-23
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization MID HIM 0 11101 0I0 11111 HO 11111 0 111 010 11111 100 1110 11111110 111E1111 MI International Bureau .. .... ..Yejd ..... .....!;,,, (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/173479 Al 12 October 2017(12.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A61C 17/00 (2006.01) A46B 7/08 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, A46B 5/00 (2006.01) A46B 13/08 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (21) International Application Number: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, PCT/AU2017/050052 HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (22) International Filing Date: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, 23 January 2017 (23.01.2017) MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (25) Filing Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (26) Publication Language: English TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: 2016901263 5 April 2016 (05.04.2016) AU (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: DR MARK'S HYGENIE PTY LTD GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, [AU/AU]; c/- Dr Mark Wotherspoon, 29 Wooden Street, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 (AU). TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (72) Inventors: WOTHERSPOON, Mark; 29 Wooden Street, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 (AU). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, PLAKOTARIS, Stephen; 34 Marion Street, Leichhardt, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, _ New South Wales 2040 (AU). GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agent: WRAYS PTY LTD; Ground Floor, 56 Ord Street, Published: = West Perth, Western Australia 6005 (AU). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = = = = = = = = (54) Title: CLEANING DEVICE FOR REMOVABLE DENTAL APPLIANCES = = 34\ 27 16 7 g# So ..di.TiO lir 411, _ 1 l it i lot § 1 Il - . ig----9. C; , G,' 20 --> *7 - FIG. 2 (d) . 0\ (a) FIG. 2 IN 21' 22 zk 1 1' M N (57) : A cleaning device (50) for cleaning a removable dental appliance (12) is described. The device (50) comprises a ro - I-1 ----- tatable upper cleaning brush (14) comprising a plurality of downwardly protruding bristles (16) for cleaning an upper surface of are - N movable dental appliance. The device also comprises a lower dental appliance holder (18) for holding the dental appliance (12) and C which is used in connection with the rotatable upper cleaning brush (14) to limit movement of the dental appliance (12) relative to N the rotatable upper cleaning brush (14) wherein, in use, a cleaning action can be applied to the dental appliance (12) by rotating the 0 rotatable upper cleaning brush (14) relative to the dental appliance. The cleaning device (50) further comprises a casing connector ,-t (30) for temporarily rotatably interconnecting the rotatable upper cleaning brush (14) and the lower dental appliance holder (18) so as to form a single integrated unit when assembled.