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Title:
ORAL HYGIENE APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/045926
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Oral hygiene apparatus comprising a handle (20) which is at least in part hollow to define a compartment (70) therewithin, a toothbrush element (12) which has a brush head (18) and which extends from the handle (20), an interdental cleaning device cartridge (14) removably engagable with the compartment (70), and a plurality of independent interdental cleaning devices (16) storable within the cartridge (14). A said interdental cleaning device (16) includes an interdental cleaning head (52) having at least one interdental cleaning element (56, 58). A said interdental cleaning device (16) is dispensable from the cartridge (14), when the cartridge is engaged with the compartment of the handle and when removed, and which is releasably engagable with at least one of the toothbrush element (12), handle (20) or cartridge (14). An interdental cleaning device cartridge (14) for storing and dispensing interdental cleaning devices (16) is also disclosed. The interdental cleaning device cartridge comprises a container (102) for storing interdental cleaning devices (16), a dispensing slot (128) provided by the container (102), a biasing mechanism for biasing interdental cleaning devices (16) within the container (102) towards the dispensing slot (128), and a controller (130, 132) operable to dispense interdental cleaning devices (16) from the container (102) through the dispensing slot (128).

Inventors:
ZLAOUI RASHID (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2012/052392
Publication Date:
August 22, 2013
Filing Date:
September 26, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ZLAOUI RASHID (GB)
International Classes:
A46B5/00; A46B15/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2009011548A12009-01-22
WO2006022485A12006-03-02
Foreign References:
US20010054211A12001-12-27
US20100257682A12010-10-14
KR200407689Y12006-02-01
US5097852A1992-03-24
US20040055619A12004-03-25
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HOCKING, Adrian et al. (Montpellier DriveCheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1TA, GB)
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