Patent ID: 8430589

Claim:
An oral hygiene tool for dispensing a dentifrice, the tool comprising: a tubular body comprising a main body tube having an inner wall and outer wall, the main body tube further comprising a distal end, a proximal open end and a first locking means, the main body tube forming a cavity for storing dentifrice, and a brush section having a plurality of bristles and a first opening situated to distribute dentifrice to the brushes, wherein the main body tube is disjoint from the brush section at the distal end, the brush section having an open brush proximal end and the main body tube having an open distal end, wherein the brush section further comprises a first opening alignment means; a first mating means; wherein the tubular body is configured for storing a dentifrice; an end cap comprising a threaded pole; a turn cap rigidly coupled to the threaded pole; and a second locking means associated with the turn cap, the second locking means configured to mate with the first locking means to provide a rotatable locking configuration there between, and an internally threaded bob configured to mate with the threaded pole, the bob having a shape configured to fit within the main body tube, wherein the end cap is configured to be assembled with the tubular body by locking the first and the second locking means, and wherein turning the turn cap causes the bob to move in a direction along the threaded pole, wherein the main body tube further comprises a second opening alignment means configured to reversibly align with the first opening alignment means; a second mating means configured to mate with the first mating means to integrate the brush section and the main body in a locking configuration; and a second opening positioned on the main body tube such that when the first opening alignment means is aligned with the second opening alignment means, the second opening coincides substantially with the first opening, wherein the brush section is movable with respect to the main body tube to a configuration in which the first opening does not coincide with the second opening, wherein the movement of the bob away from the proximal end of the main body tube does not cause a dentifrice to be released from the first opening, if the second opening does not coincide with the first opening.