IP Library Granted Patent US 11,291,295
Granted Patent B2
US 11,291,295 · App. 17/008,245 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Oral care system

Inventors: Paul Michael Fowler (Rockford, IL); Ronald Christopher Cagle (Crystal Lake, IL); Theresa L. Sebastian (Cary, IL); Daniel R. Ulreich (Cary, IL); Jodi Marie Balbinot (Cary, IL); Kristin Marie Sexton (Lake in the Hills, IL)
Assignee: Sage Products, LLC
A46B15/0061A46B5/02A46B9/005A46B9/04A46B11/0003A46B15/0053A46B15/0081A46B17/06A61C17/08A46B2200/1066A47K1/09A61L2/18A61L2/26A61L2202/121
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,291,295
App. No.
17/008,245
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to oral care systems and devices. An oral care system includes a container defining an interior portion. The container includes a repository provided within the interior portion and configured to hold a fluid, and a barrier configured to maintain the fluid separate from the interior portion. The barrier is configured to be breached to expose the interior portion to the fluid. The system further includes a tube configured to slide in the interior portion of the container. The tube includes a distal end configured to breach the barrier when the tube is moved in a direction of the fluid in the repository.

Claims (24)

1. An oral care system, comprising:

a container defining an interior portion and comprising:

a repository provided within the interior portion and configured to hold a fluid; and

a barrier configured to maintain the fluid separate from the interior portion, wherein the barrier is configured to be breached; and

a tube configured to slide in the interior portion of the container, wherein the tube comprises a distal end configured to breach the barrier when the tube is moved in a direction of the fluid in the repository; and

a toothbrush, wherein the tube is configured to retain at least a portion of the toothbrush.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tube is configured to retain a head portion of the toothbrush.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein movement of the toothbrush causes movement of the tube.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein movement of the toothbrush in the direction of the fluid in the repository causes the tube to move in the direction of the fluid in the repository and the distal end to breach the barrier.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein further movement of the toothbrush in the direction of the fluid in the repository causes a head portion of the toothbrush to move out of the distal end of the tube to become submerged in the fluid.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the toothbrush comprises a suction port and a suction hole to provide suction at a head of the toothbrush.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the tube comprises a cutting edge.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the cutting edge is formed by the distal end of the tube being cut at an angle relative to a central axis of the tube.

9. An oral care system, comprising:

a toothbrush;

a tube configured to retain at least a portion of the toothbrush; and

a repository configured to hold a fluid, the repository comprising a barrier configured to maintain the fluid in the repository and further configured to be breached to allow access to the fluid;

wherein the tube comprises a distal end configured to breach the barrier.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the tube is configured to retain a head portion of the toothbrush.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein movement of the toothbrush in a direction of the fluid in the repository causes the tube to move in the direction of the fluid in the repository and the distal end to breach the barrier.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein further movement of the toothbrush in the direction of the fluid in the repository causes a head portion of the toothbrush to move out of the distal end of the tube to become submerged in the fluid.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the distal end of the tube comprises a cutting edge.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the cutting edge is formed by the distal end of the tube being cut at an angle relative to a central axis of the tube.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the barrier is at least one of a cover with an internal cross cut or a seal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: FOWLER, PAUL MICHAEL; CAGLE, RONALD CHRISTOPHER; SEBASTIAN, THERESA L.; ULREICH, DANIEL R.; BALBINOT, JODI MARIE; SEXTON, KRISTIN MARIE
To: SAGE PRODUCTS, LLC
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 15813051 · Nov 14, 2017
Provisional Application 62421911 · Nov 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62457708 · Feb 10, 2017
Provisional Application 62519049 · Jun 13, 2017
Related Publication 20200390230A1 · Dec 17, 2020