Patent ID: 8342767

Claim:
A toothpaste dispensing toothbrush for preventing toothpaste residue from clogging said toothpaste dispensing toothpaste dispensing toothbrush, said toothpaste dispensing toothbrush comprising: a handle having opposed distal and proximal openings, said handle further having a threaded axial bore formed therein and being in fluid communication with said proximal and distal openings; a brush head section removably attached to said distal opening of said handle, said brush head section having an outlet formed at a distal end thereof; a plunger assembly passed through said proximal opening of said handle rotatably interfitted within said threaded axial bore; and a body of toothpaste attached to said plunger assembly; wherein a leading portion of said toothpaste body is linearly ingressed into said brush head section when said plunger assembly is rotated along a first arcuate direction defined about a centrally oriented longitudinal axis of said threaded axial bore; wherein a trailing portion of said toothpaste body is retracted from said outlet and returned upstream along said brush head section when said plunger assembly is rotated along a second arcuate direction defined about said centrally oriented longitudinal axis.