Patricia Snowden

US Patent:

54905303, Feb 13, 1996

Filed:

May 3, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/237295

Inventors:

Patricia Snowden - Houston TX

International Classification:

A46B 1102

US Classification:

132311

Abstract:

A toothcare assembly includes a handle having a dental floss dispensing assembly on one end and tooth brushing bristles mounted thereon adjacent to a head end. A chamber for storing toothpaste is defined in the head end, and dispensing holes connect the chamber to the surface of the head adjacent to the bristles. A flexible diaphragm is mounted on the head adjacent to the chamber and, when pressed, forces toothpaste through the dispensing holes into contact with the bristles. A chamber closing element is slidably mounted on the head to cover the dispensing holes in the chamber to prevent toothpaste from moving through the dispensing holes, and is slidably moved out of hole-covering position when it is desired to dispense toothpaste.