Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A46—BRUSHWARE
  • A46B—BRUSHES
  • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
  • A46B5/02—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware specially shaped for holding by the hand
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A46—BRUSHWARE
  • A46B—BRUSHES
  • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
  • A46B15/0055—Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
  • A61B17/24—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers
  • A61B17/244—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers for cleaning of the tongue

Definitions

• THIS INVENTION relates to a hygienic device in the form of a tongue
• present invention seeks to provide an efficient tongue cleaner.
• Said sets of ribs can be on opposed faces
• the cleaner can include a pair of flanks extending in the direction of
• Figure 1 is a plan view of the underside of a combined tongue cleaner and
• Figure 2 is a side elevation of the combined tongue cleaner and tooth brush.
• the tongue cleaner 10 illustrated comprises an elongate element 12
• One end of the element is in the form of a flat head 14 with holes 16 in it for
• the element 12 is curved in two planes. When viewed in plan ( Figure 1)
• the first curve starts at the head 14 and, as viewed in
• Figure 1 is a right hand curve 20.
• the right hand curve 20 merges by way of a
• the element 12 is at its narrowest closest to the head 14 and becomes progressively wider through the section 22 and curve 24 to reach a maximum width of the zone 26.
• the element becomes slightly narrower at the end remote from the
• a sloping portion 30 leads downwardly from the
• a circular depression 36 is bounded by a part
• the edge 38 is constituted by
• a portion 40 extends from the widest zone 26 to the depression 38 and comprises two sets of parallel spaced ribs 42 and 44. Each rib of each set extends obliquely to the length of the portion 34 of the element.
• the ribs 42 are relatively
• the pitch of the ribs 42 is less than
• the ribs 42 extend across
• An edge 46 extends in the direction of the length of the portion 34 from
• flanks 48 which intersect so that the edge 46 is relatively sharp.
• ribs 44 extend from one of the flanks 48, across the underface of the element 12 to the outside of the curve 24.
• the ribs 42 extend from the other flank 48 across the
• top face of the handle terminates at the outside edge of the curve 24.

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• 1999
  • 1999-03-31 ID IDW20002227A patent/ID28050A/id unknown
  • 1999-03-31 CA CA002345946A patent/CA2345946A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 1999-03-31 IL IL13881799A patent/IL138817A0/xx unknown
  • 1999-03-31 JP JP2000540731A patent/JP2002527122A/ja active Pending
  • 1999-03-31 CN CN99806562A patent/CN1302190A/zh active Pending
  • 1999-03-31 EP EP99915357A patent/EP1067850A1/en not_active Withdrawn
  • 1999-03-31 BR BR9909279-4A patent/BR9909279A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 1999-03-31 AU AU33893/99A patent/AU742726B2/en not_active Ceased
  • 1999-03-31 WO PCT/ZA1999/000010 patent/WO1999049754A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
• 2000
  • 2000-09-29 NO NO20004910A patent/NO20004910L/no not_active Application Discontinuation

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