D E S C R I P T I O N

A toothpick that has an angle shape and a hook on the one tip .

The invention is a toothpick that has tormation at both tips. One tip ot the toothpick is a notched hook while the other tip is notched and pointed.

The toothpicks that ate manu actured up to date, ai e made of wood or plastic materials, have a cylin πc or f lat shape and pointed tips, or one pointed and one

10 rlat in order to ease handling.

These kinds of toothpicks, sie considerably thickei in comparison to the narrow spaces among the teeth, so Mies cannot go through in these spaces most oi the times, ι. o y n e a!' e _ I 1 y during the a tem c t the wood ones ',

1.5 ,-. il ^* h,.y r' < n on y clean teeth horn the front side . i I _ h r.- '.•u ^■ = a ιhey nr_ straight, not lexible and quite thick, thev cannot roach the back side of most ot the teeth or enter among the spaces or the back, side teeth i canine teeth, wisdom teeth e.t c. ^■ , insid out, bec us usual ly, these teeth are veiv c cse to each other, Ihe above mentioned limitations ot use, ot th cui ι ent l _> sold toothpicks, and their lack of effec iveness has led me to the idea ot designing a very flexible and thin toothpick which wil l provide to the user the lol lowin advantages.

A) It wi l l enter easily even in the nar lowest s aces between the teeth without breaking, B > I will clean ettectivel ly the front and the back sides or the teeth. as wel l as the spaces among teeth, πom the front and

_0 inside out. and the back, side teeth (wisdom teeth, canine teeth) C) the notched finish of both tips, can be used for even better cleaning or the spaces among teeth and teeth surface, as wel l as tor cutting in pieces and ease removal of tood remainders, ( meat fibres, dried nuts, vegetables e.t.c. ) and other substances, which very often remain among the teeth and are causing decay, plaque built up, tartar, and gum diseases. The invention is a toothpick so thin and flexible that- due to the flexibility, and the shape, it can enter

40 through the most narrow spaces among teeth, and it can reach even the back side teeth (. wisdom, canine, e.t.c ), and clean the spaces among them, even from the inside out.

A practical de onstation or the design of the toothpick α5 in reference, is given at the ammended pages, figure 1 and figure 2.

Figure i demonstrates the top plan view, C bottom plan view corresponds ).

Figure 2 demonstrates the shape and the sector ot the toothpick.

I am numbering the main parts ot the toothpick, with reference to corresponding numbering of the parts shown in figure 2. Please note that the design is an indicative demonstration, not scaled and it gives only . 0 pressumed proportion of spaces, between the ditferent parts of the unit.

In figure 2 we can see that the toothpick is consisted βy the main part or axis tlJ, that has an angle sha e due to the sinew x5..• along the axis tl). The main a. t 5 or a: ^* is (1) of the toothpick has orma ion at both i s. Qu t i ø 60 ts pointed ( 2 ) . flat and notched ( 6 < „ while the uti'i r tip has the shape of hook ιό) , which is notched tlaaJ and pointed <.-+'. 'ihe pointed tip ⁽ .2) can be used to cl an the teeth ι i oiu 0 the ont side as we 1 I as to enter the spaces among teeth 65 from the f ont side, while the ip ι ) at the end of the hook (_J can be used to clean the spaces among the teeth inside out, as wel l as the back side of the teeth, from al l substances, which cause teeth and 5 gum diseases, and tartar built up.

The toothpick in reference can be made of plastic or metal or wood or other suitable raw materials in sheet or in another form, that could be used for the production of a thin, flexible and intensive streneh's 0 toothpick.

The methods of manu acturing maybe either machine cutting, or by clasting into moulds.

Please note that the toothpick in reference may not limit its methods ot manufactu ing only to the ones B mentioned above. It may be possible to manuracture the described and indicatevely demonstrated toothpick by using other means of manuf ctu ing and still have an identical product.