Patent ID: 8114038

Claim:
An oral hygiene apparatus for use with a water faucet providing a flow of water, the apparatus comprising: said oral hygiene apparatus having a pump with an inlet port and an outlet nozzle; a sink having a drain disposed therein for permitting water to exit therefrom; said water faucet having a source of hot and cold water attached thereto and a faucet outlet disposed at least at times above the drain; a reservoir being disposed on the sink above the drain and below the outlet of the faucet, at least portion of the top of the reservoir being open to atmosphere so that water from the faucet outlet can flow downwardly by gravity into the reservoir, said reservoir having a reservoir outlet therein; wherein the reservoir has a top periphery and a pair of depressions in the top periphery for permitting water to overflow to the sink; said reservoir having a base for abutment with the sink; an opening in the base of the reservoir to permit water to pass from the sink to the drain; and a conduit operatively attached to the reservoir outlet and to the inlet port of the pump for permitting water from the reservoir to be pumped to the outlet nozzle.