Patent ID: 7344510

Claim:
An oral hygiene device in combination with an existing plumbing system, the oral hygiene device comprising: (a) a connector body, (b) means for attaching the connector body to an incoming water line comprising at least one coupling, wherein the coupling is connected to the connector body and the coupling is connected to the incoming water line, (c) an open-shutoff orifice valve body attached to the connector body, wherein the orifice valve body further comprises: (i) a bored hole located within the orifice valve body, the bored hole having a diameter, (ii) a control valve having two ends, comprising a first end and a second end, the control valve having a diameter, wherein some of the length of the control valve near the first end of the control valve has a diameter very similar to the diameter of the bored hole, (iii) a water channel located within the orifice valve body, the water channel intersecting with the bored hole, the water channel passing through the entire orifice valve body, (iv) a cylindrical attachment having two ends, a first end and a second end, the first end of the cylindrical attachment being attached to the second end of the control valve, (v) an orifice located on the control valve near the first end of the control valve, (vi) wherein the first end of the control valve is inserted into the bored hole to the point where the orifice bisects the water channel, and (vii) means for adjusting the position of the control valve in relation to the orifice valve body to allow or disallow water to pass through the water channel located within the orifice valve body, (d) a conduit assembly body attached to the orifice valve body, (e) a hand-held unit, the hand-held unit comprising a cylindrical body, (f) means for attaching the hand-held unit to the conduit assembly body, (g) means for expelling the water out of the hand-held unit, and (h) means for controlling the amount of water being emitted through the hand-held unit.