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A disposable oral hygiene applicator attachable to the ball of a user\s fingertip whose finger then functions as an articulated handle by which the applicator may be inserted in the oral cavity and applied omnidirectionally to the teeth and gingival tissues to sweep and clean the teeth and to massag

A disposable oral hygiene applicator attachable to the ball of a user\s fingertip whose finger then functions as an articulated handle by which the applicator may be inserted in the oral cavity and applied omnidirectionally to the teeth and gingival tissues to sweep and clean the teeth and to massage the gums. The applicator includes a circular flexible base dimensioned to cover mainly the round ball of the fingertip, the underside of the base having a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive thereon. Anchored on the base and projecting upwardly therefrom is a dense array of multi-strand filamentary loops that form the bristles of a miniature brush, a charge of viscous dentifrice being entrapped in the loops. In one preferred embodiment of the applicator, adhering to the layer on the underside of the base is a removable carrier disc whose diameter exceeds that of the base to define a peripheral flange to facilitate removal of the disc so that the applicator may then be adhered to the fingertip.

대표청구항 ▼

A disposable oral hygiene omnidirectional applicator adherable onto the ball of a fingertip of a user whose finger then functions as an articulated handle by which the applicator may then be swept in any direction over the teeth and gingival tissues in the oral cavity of the user, said applicator co

A disposable oral hygiene omnidirectional applicator adherable onto the ball of a fingertip of a user whose finger then functions as an articulated handle by which the applicator may then be swept in any direction over the teeth and gingival tissues in the oral cavity of the user, said applicator comprising: A. a circular base of flexible material having coated on its underside a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, said base having dimensions corresponding substantially to those of the round ball to which it is adapted to be adhered and conformed; and B. a circular array of flexible filamentary loops anchored on the circular base and projecting upwardly therefrom to function as bristles of an omnidirectional brush capable of sweeping the teeth and gingival tissues in any direction, each loop being defined by multiple strands of fine filaments forming a three-dimensional bulb.