Patent ID: 7293928

Claim:
A toothpaste dispensing toothbrush, said toothbrush comprising: (a) an elongated member having a first end, an opposed second end and a predetermined portion starting at said second end and extending towards said first end; (b) a brush section affixed to said first end of said elongated member; (c) an elongated container coupled to said predetermined portion of said elongated member, a longitudinal axis of said container is parallel to a longitudinal axis of said elongated member, an outer surface of said predetermined portion and an outer surface of said container form a handle portion of said toothbrush, and wherein said container includes a housing, a chamber formed within said housing for containing a toothpaste and an aperture formed within a first end of said container and in fluid communication with said chamber for dispensing such toothpaste into said brush section when a predetermined manual force is applied to a predetermined wall portion of said housing; and (d) a locking means for securing said container to said elongated member in a position for dispensing such toothpaste into said brush section, wherein said locking means includes a pair of projections formed on an inner surface of said predetermined portion of said elongated member and engaging a pair of complimentary cavities disposed in said outer surface of said container, each aligned with a respective one of said pair of projections when said container is disposed in said position for dispensing such toothpaste.