Dental care apparatus

11297,931

16/418701

May 21, 2019

A dental care apparatus including a head and a handle. The head includes a brush, a massager, and a guard. The brush and the massager extend from opposing side portions of the head. The massager includes a base and a plurality of projections extending from the base to stimulate oral tissue. The base is adapted to change in shape to conform to an interior surface of a mouth. The guard extends along a perimeter of the head to prevent, or at least reduce, traumatic contact with oral tissue. The handle includes an eating utensil and a cleaner. The eating utensil and the cleaner extend from opposing side portions of the handle. The eating utensil includes a reflective surface to facilitate visual inspection of an oral cavity and a bumper rim extending along a perimeter of the handle to circumferentially encase the reflective surface. The cleaner includes a plurality of projections.

BRUSHTIME ENTERPRISES, LLC (Owings Mills, MD, US)

BRUSHTIME ENTERPRISES, LLC (Owings Mills, MD, US)

1. A dental care apparatus, comprising: a head defining opposing first and second end portions, opposing first and second side portions, and a first perimeter portion extending around a first periphery of the head between the opposing first and second side portions, wherein the head comprises: a brush positioned at the first side portion of the head; and a massager positioned at the second side portion of the head, the massager comprising: a base adapted to change in shape to conform to an interior surface of a mouth; and a plurality of projections extending from the base and adapted to stimulate oral tissue; and a handle defining opposing third and fourth end portions, opposing third and fourth side portions, and a second perimeter portion extending around a second periphery of the handle between the opposing third and fourth side portions, wherein the third end portion of the handle is coupled to the second end portion of the head, and wherein the handle comprises an eating utensil positioned at the fourth side portion of the handle proximate the fourth end portion of the handle.

2. The dental care apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the opposing third and fourth side portions of the handle are angularly aligned with the opposing first and second side portions, respectively, of the head.

3. The dental care apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the handle further comprises a cleaner positioned at the third side portion of the handle proximate the fourth end portion of the handle; and wherein the cleaner comprises a plurality of projections.

4. The dental care apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the eating utensil comprises a surface and a bumper rim extending along the second perimeter portion proximate the fourth end portion of the handle to circumferentially encase the surface.

5. The dental care apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the surface is reflective to facilitate visual inspection of an oral cavity.

6. The dental care apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the handle arches toward the fourth side portion such that the opposing third and fourth end portions of the handle extend at an angle relative to one another.

7. The dental care apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of projections extending from the base each include a proximal stem having a first dimension and a distal cap having a second dimension; and wherein the second dimension is greater than the first dimension.

8. The dental care apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the head further comprises a guard extending along the first perimeter portion of the head to prevent, or at least reduce, traumatic contact with oral tissue; and wherein the guard defines a bulge and/or is made of a resilient material.

9. A dental care apparatus, comprising: a head defining opposing first and second end portions, opposing first and second side portions, and a perimeter portion extending around a periphery of the head between the opposing first and second side portions, wherein the head comprises: a brush positioned at the first side portion of the head; and a massager positioned at the second side portion of the head, the massager comprising: a base adapted to change in shape to conform to an interior surface of a mouth: and a plurality of projections extending from the base and adapted to stimulate oral tissue; and a handle coupled to the head.

10. The dental care apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of projections extending from the base each include a proximal stem having a first dimension and a distal cap having a second dimension; and wherein the second dimension is greater than the first dimension.

11. The dental care apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of projections extending from the base are each mushroom-shaped.

12. The dental care apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the base is dome-shaped.

13. The dental care apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the head further comprises a guard extending along the perimeter portion of the head to prevent, or at least reduce, traumatic contact with oral tissue; and wherein the guard defines a bulge and/or is made of a resilient material.

14. A dental care apparatus, comprising: a head; and a handle defining opposing first and second end portions, opposing first and second side portions, and a perimeter portion extending around a periphery of the handle between the opposing first and second side portions, wherein the first end portion of the handle is coupled to the head, and wherein the handle comprises: a cleaner positioned at the first side portion of the handle proximate the second end portion of the handle; and/or an eating utensil positioned at the second side portion of the handle proximate the second end portion of the handle; wherein the head comprises a massager; wherein the massager comprises a base and a first plurality of projections extending from the base and being adapted to stimulate oral tissue; and wherein the base is adapted to change in shape to conform to an interior surface of a mouth.

15. The dental care apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the handle comprises the cleaner; and wherein the cleaner comprises a second plurality of projections.

16. The dental care apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the handle comprises the eating utensil; wherein the eating utensil comprises a surface and a bumper rim extending along the perimeter portion proximate the second end portion of the handle to circumferentially encase the surface; and wherein the eating utensil is concave.

17. The dental care apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the handle comprises the eating utensil; wherein the eating utensil comprises a surface and a bumper rim extending along the perimeter portion proximate the second end portion of the handle to circumferentially encase the surface; and wherein the surface is reflective to facilitate visual inspection of an oral cavity.

18. The dental care apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the handle arches toward the second side portion such that the opposing first and second end portions of the handle extend at an angle relative to one another.

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