CA2202266C - Dispenser for a cleaning and care preparation in foil form - Google Patents
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Abstract
A dispenser for a cleaning and dental-care formulation which is present in solid form as a sheet (1) and is provided in conjunction with a toothbrush (10) for oral and dental hygiene is characterized in that the dispenser and the toothbrush (10) together are designed as a functional unit (20).
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Dispenser for a sheet-like cleaning and dental-care formulation DESCRIPTION
The invention relates to a dispenser for a cleaning and dental-care formulation which is present in solid form as a sheet and is provided in conjunction with a toothbrush for oral and dental hygiene.
Such a cleaning and dental-care formulation in solid form is also known as a "cleaning wafer".
Toothbrushes are generally known means for cleaning teeth manually. For the cleaning procedure, an amount of toothpaste is usually applied, from a dispenser tube, directly to the brush and cleaning i~s carried out therewith. Cleaning means in the form of powders or in granular form are also known, these cleaning means sticking to the ends of the bristles, once the previously moistened toothbrush has been dipped therein, and being applied to the teeth by the toothbrush in this way.
Recently, sheet-like teeth-cleaning formulations in solid form, known as "dental-care wafers", which are intended to replace the function of toothpaste have been developed. Such wafers may be stored either as pre-cut individual formulations or as a sheet, preferably in the form of a roll. In any case, a satisfactory technical solution for the usage of these novel sheets or sheet sections, that is to say for the application thereof to the head of the toothbrush,~.have still not been found or made commercially available. This is because the person using these.sheets or sheet sections has to avoid using his or her fingers for applying them to the toothbrush, because it is generally assumed that teeth cleaning is part of a daily body-care routine, in which case one's fingers, if not exactly wet, are at least moist, as a result of which the wafers partly dissolve and either stick to the fingers or disintegrate. There is thus an-urgent need to. develop a dispenser which is intended a s for the convenient and ergonomically favourable application of dental-care wafers and takes account of the practical requirements of simple and straightforward storage as well as the application of sheet-like dental-care formulations.
The object of the invention is to specify a dispenser for a cleaning and dental-care formulation which is present in solid form as a sheet and is provided in conjunction with a toothbrush'for oral and l0 dental hygiene, this dispenser permitting, in a simple and uncomplicated manner, application and storage of a dental-care wafer without the latter coming into contact with one's fingers.
The object is achieved, in the case of a dispenser of the type mentioned in the preamble of Claim 1, by the invention in that the dispenser and the toothbrush together are designed as a functional unit..
One configuration provides that the sheet is stored in the form of a roll in the handle of the toothbrush.
For this purpose, it is also provided that the toothbrush has a receiving space for the storage roll.
Further advantageous configurations of the invention are provided in accordance with the subclaims.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is presented hereinbelow, with reference to a drawing, it being possible for further advantageous configurations to be gathered from the drawing.
The figure shows a toothbrush 10 which is designed as a functional unit 20 together with a dispenser for a cleaning and dental-care formulation which is present in solid form as a sheet 1 and is provided in conjunction with the toothbrush 10 for oral and dental hygiene.
The sheet 1 is stored in the form of a roll 2 in the handle 11 of the toothbrush 10, for which purpose a receiving space 12 for the storage roll 2 is formed on the handle 11 of the toothbrush 10.
_ 3 _ It is fundamental to the invention that, at a location in the vicinity of the head 13 of the toothbrush 10, the receiving space 12 has an outlet orifice 14, directed towards the head 13 of the toothbrush 10, for the sheet 1. Furthermore, a preferably hand-actuable advancement device 15 for the sheet 1 is arranged at said location.
In a further embodiment of the functional unit 20, comprising toothbrush 10 and dispenser, it is to provided that the receiving space 12 has a laterally arranged snap-action cover 16 which extends as far as the advancement device 15. When said cover is open, a new roll 2 can be inserted and threaded through the outlet orifice. In order to make it possible for the user to monitor the supply of wafer-containing sheet, it is also provided that the snap-action cover 16 consists of transparent plastic.
The advancement device 15 has a shaft which is mounted in the handle 11 of the toothbrush 10 and has a drive wheel which is arranged in the interior of the handle 11 and is made of soft resilient material. The shaft projects out of the handle casing, through a bearing bore, by way of a grip end and can thus easily be rotated by one's fingers, as a result of which, with an appropriate direction of rotation, the sheet 1 guided between the wheel and the inner wall of the toothbrush handle 11 is pushed out of the outlet orifice 14, by means of the shaft, in the direction of the advancement arrow. It is not necessary here for the wafer or the sheet 1 to come into contact with one's fingers.
In order to be able.to apply wafer sections of predetermined length to the brush head 13, it is possible, in a further configuration of the sheet strip 1, for a transversely running line of weakness to be stamped in the sheet at certain intervals, this line of weakness then making it. possible for a sheet section 1 of predetermined length to be broken off without difficulty. .
The dispenser is uncomplicated, practical to handle and permits straightforward application of sheet-like cleaning and dental-care formulations in conjunction with a toothbrush.
Dispenser for a sheet-like cleaning and dental-care formulation DESCRIPTION
The invention relates to a dispenser for a cleaning and dental-care formulation which is present in solid form as a sheet and is provided in conjunction with a toothbrush for oral and dental hygiene.
Such a cleaning and dental-care formulation in solid form is also known as a "cleaning wafer".
Toothbrushes are generally known means for cleaning teeth manually. For the cleaning procedure, an amount of toothpaste is usually applied, from a dispenser tube, directly to the brush and cleaning i~s carried out therewith. Cleaning means in the form of powders or in granular form are also known, these cleaning means sticking to the ends of the bristles, once the previously moistened toothbrush has been dipped therein, and being applied to the teeth by the toothbrush in this way.
Recently, sheet-like teeth-cleaning formulations in solid form, known as "dental-care wafers", which are intended to replace the function of toothpaste have been developed. Such wafers may be stored either as pre-cut individual formulations or as a sheet, preferably in the form of a roll. In any case, a satisfactory technical solution for the usage of these novel sheets or sheet sections, that is to say for the application thereof to the head of the toothbrush,~.have still not been found or made commercially available. This is because the person using these.sheets or sheet sections has to avoid using his or her fingers for applying them to the toothbrush, because it is generally assumed that teeth cleaning is part of a daily body-care routine, in which case one's fingers, if not exactly wet, are at least moist, as a result of which the wafers partly dissolve and either stick to the fingers or disintegrate. There is thus an-urgent need to. develop a dispenser which is intended a s for the convenient and ergonomically favourable application of dental-care wafers and takes account of the practical requirements of simple and straightforward storage as well as the application of sheet-like dental-care formulations.
The object of the invention is to specify a dispenser for a cleaning and dental-care formulation which is present in solid form as a sheet and is provided in conjunction with a toothbrush'for oral and l0 dental hygiene, this dispenser permitting, in a simple and uncomplicated manner, application and storage of a dental-care wafer without the latter coming into contact with one's fingers.
The object is achieved, in the case of a dispenser of the type mentioned in the preamble of Claim 1, by the invention in that the dispenser and the toothbrush together are designed as a functional unit..
One configuration provides that the sheet is stored in the form of a roll in the handle of the toothbrush.
For this purpose, it is also provided that the toothbrush has a receiving space for the storage roll.
Further advantageous configurations of the invention are provided in accordance with the subclaims.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is presented hereinbelow, with reference to a drawing, it being possible for further advantageous configurations to be gathered from the drawing.
The figure shows a toothbrush 10 which is designed as a functional unit 20 together with a dispenser for a cleaning and dental-care formulation which is present in solid form as a sheet 1 and is provided in conjunction with the toothbrush 10 for oral and dental hygiene.
The sheet 1 is stored in the form of a roll 2 in the handle 11 of the toothbrush 10, for which purpose a receiving space 12 for the storage roll 2 is formed on the handle 11 of the toothbrush 10.
_ 3 _ It is fundamental to the invention that, at a location in the vicinity of the head 13 of the toothbrush 10, the receiving space 12 has an outlet orifice 14, directed towards the head 13 of the toothbrush 10, for the sheet 1. Furthermore, a preferably hand-actuable advancement device 15 for the sheet 1 is arranged at said location.
In a further embodiment of the functional unit 20, comprising toothbrush 10 and dispenser, it is to provided that the receiving space 12 has a laterally arranged snap-action cover 16 which extends as far as the advancement device 15. When said cover is open, a new roll 2 can be inserted and threaded through the outlet orifice. In order to make it possible for the user to monitor the supply of wafer-containing sheet, it is also provided that the snap-action cover 16 consists of transparent plastic.
The advancement device 15 has a shaft which is mounted in the handle 11 of the toothbrush 10 and has a drive wheel which is arranged in the interior of the handle 11 and is made of soft resilient material. The shaft projects out of the handle casing, through a bearing bore, by way of a grip end and can thus easily be rotated by one's fingers, as a result of which, with an appropriate direction of rotation, the sheet 1 guided between the wheel and the inner wall of the toothbrush handle 11 is pushed out of the outlet orifice 14, by means of the shaft, in the direction of the advancement arrow. It is not necessary here for the wafer or the sheet 1 to come into contact with one's fingers.
In order to be able.to apply wafer sections of predetermined length to the brush head 13, it is possible, in a further configuration of the sheet strip 1, for a transversely running line of weakness to be stamped in the sheet at certain intervals, this line of weakness then making it. possible for a sheet section 1 of predetermined length to be broken off without difficulty. .
The dispenser is uncomplicated, practical to handle and permits straightforward application of sheet-like cleaning and dental-care formulations in conjunction with a toothbrush.
Claims (6)
1. A toothbrush with a dispenser for a cleaning and dental-care formulation which is present in solid form as a sheet and which is intended for oral and dental hygiene, characterized in that - said dispenser and said toothbrush together are designed as a functional unit, and - said dispenser has a receiving space for receiving and storing said sheet and is provided with an outlet orifice for said sheet and an advancement device for advancing said sheet wherein said receiving space is connected to said toothbrush and said outlet orifice (14) is directed towards a head of the toothbrush.
2. The toothbrush according to Claim 1, characterized in that said sheet is arranged in said receiving space in the form of a supply roll.
3. The toothbrush according to Claim 1, characterized in that said advancement device can be actuated by hand.
4. The toothbrush according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said receiving space has a laterally arranged snap-action cover which extends as far as said advancement device.
5. The toothbrush according to Claim 4, characterized in that said snap-action cover consists of transparent plastic.
6. The toothbrush according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said advancement device has a shaft which is mounted in a handle of said toothbrush and has a drive wheel which is arranged in the interior of said handle and consists of soft elastic material, and said shaft projects out of the handle by way of a grip end.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DEP4436387.7 | 1994-10-12 | ||
| DE4436387A DE4436387C2 (en) | 1994-10-12 | 1994-10-12 | Dispenser for a foil-shaped cleaning and care preparation |
| PCT/EP1995/003978 WO1996011599A1 (en) | 1994-10-12 | 1995-10-10 | Dispenser for a cleaning and care preparation in foil form |
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| CA2202266A1 CA2202266A1 (en) | 1996-04-25 |
| CA2202266C true CA2202266C (en) | 2005-12-13 |
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| CA 2202266 Expired - Fee Related CA2202266C (en) | 1994-10-12 | 1995-10-10 | Dispenser for a cleaning and care preparation in foil form |
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