SELF-SANITIZING TOOTHBRUSH

A self-contained sanitizing toothbrush having a one-piece body of molded plastic construction having a handle portion and a head portion, bristles extending outwardly from the head portion of the body, one or more sources of ultraviolet light located on within the head portion of the body and config...

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Main Author JANSHESKI JOHN M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.03.2008
Subjects
BRUSHES
BRUSHWARE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
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Summary:A self-contained sanitizing toothbrush having a one-piece body of molded plastic construction having a handle portion and a head portion, bristles extending outwardly from the head portion of the body, one or more sources of ultraviolet light located on within the head portion of the body and configured to direct ultraviolet light onto the bristles to sanitize the bristles between uses of the toothbrush, and a circuit contained within the body configured to be activated by a user after use of the toothbrush. The circuit operates to illuminate the light sources for a predetermined period of time sufficient for sanitization purposes and then turn the light sources off.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060530057