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Novelty toothbrush with light-up fiber optic bristles

a fiber optic and toothbrush technology, applied in the field of manual toothbrushes, can solve the problems of unable to achieve fiber optic effect, confusion of the head face, etc., and achieve the effect of low cos

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-10-06
AMRON SCOTT
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The present invention provides a toothbrush with dynamically lit bristle tips that has fused bristles. This eliminates spaces between the bristles where harmful bacteria hide and breed. The brush is made using a Staple Set method, which involves folding toothbrush filaments over a staple and placing them into a cylindrical hole in the brush head. This results in a tuft with a folded portion of each filament facing away from the light source. However, in the Fused Bristling method, the bristles are fused straight with heat, making the tuft a one-piece body. By using fused bristles, the invention provides a more effective cleaning action and better bacterial control.

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I found it very confusing if the head face is transparent or even translucent—too much light noise to see the desired effect.
Even if you used transparent bristles with a light source in the head you would not be able to achieve a fiber optic effect as you would be aiming the light source at the fold and not at the base of the bristle filaments.

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[0034]FIG. 1A illustrates a toothbrush constructed in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, shown generally at 100. An opaque toothbrush body 101 houses three LR44 coin batteries 114, a main PCB (Printed Circuit Board) 110 and a secondary PCB 103. The main PCB 110 holds a capacitor 113, a tactile switch 111 and a uC 112. The secondary PCB 103 holds seven 0805 surface mount LED's 104 each with a wide viewing angle of >100 degrees. Smaller SMD LED's can also be used such as the 0603 and 0402 size packages. Transparent toothbrush filaments 102 are attached the head of the toothbrush body 101 in thru holes by way of fused anchorless bristling such as that used on the TerrADent Replacement Heads sold under the Bradn Eco-Dent and manufactured by Frisetta Gmbh (Schoenau, Germany) and distributed by Lotus Brands, Inc. (P.O. Box 325, Twin Lakes, Wis. 53181 USA—1-888-ECO-DENT or www.eco-dent.com. In fusion bristling, the bristles are fused with heat and the re...

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Abstract

A low cost and manufacturable toothbrush with bristles that light up at the tips is provided for brushing teeth and entertaining children. The toothbrush includes a body with a handle and a head. Bristles are attached to the head and include transparent filaments fused to the head. A light source is disposed in the body of the toothbrush and light emanating from the light source is directed into the transparent filaments and is visible a tips of the transparent filaments that face away from the head.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 61 / 754,968, filed on Jan. 21, 2013.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a manual toothbrush for brushing teeth having toothbrush bristles that light up at the tips, designed to get kids excited about brushing their teeth by creating an enchanting ‘Pixie Dust’ effect.[0004]2. Background[0005]Current toothbrushes designed to get kids excited about brushing their teeth include toothbrushes with handles that light up and toothbrushes that play music. The toothbrush of the present invention has bristles that light up at the tips and is arguably more magical and thereby more exciting to children than current toothbrushes. The present invention is directed toward overcoming one or more of the problems identified above.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0006]The aforementioned deficiencies are addressed, and an advance is ma...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A46B15/00A46D1/00A46B9/04
CPCA46B15/0036A46B2200/1066A46D1/0207A46B9/04
Inventor AMRON, SCOTT
Owner AMRON SCOTT
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