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Granted Patent B2
US 11,648,098 · App. 17/095,778 · Granted May 16, 2023

Portable oral irrigator

Inventor: Lei Yu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Yuxinyuan Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
A61C17/0202A61C17/0205A61C17/024
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Patent No.
US 11,648,098
App. No.
17/095,778
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable oral irrigator includes a nozzle, a handle, an outer water container and an inner water container. The nozzle is at an upper end of the portable oral irrigator. The handle is below the nozzle. The outer water container is below the handle. The inner water container is below the outer water container. A sealing ring is at a bottom of the inner water container for sealing the inner water container. An annular silicone sealing member is at a joining portion of the outer water container and the inner water container. A gasket is between the outer water container and the handle. An air passable silicone seal is on the gasket. With provision of the air passable silicone seal, a raised bottom of the air passable silicone seal contracts to close its cross-shaped opening due to water pressure in the outer water container, thereby preventing leakage.

Claims (16)

1. A portable oral irrigator comprising:

a nozzle;

a handle;

an outer water container;

an inner water container wherein the nozzle is disposed at an upper end of the portable oral irrigator, the handle is disposed below the nozzle, the outer water container is disposed below the handle, and the inner water container is disposed below the outer water container;

a sealing ring disposed at a bottom of the inner water container for sealing the inner water container;

an annular silicone sealing member disposed at a joining portion of the outer water container and the inner water container;

a gasket disposed between the outer water container and the handle; and

an air passable silicone seal disposed on the gasket.

2. The portable oral irrigator of claim 1 , further comprising a sealing cap at a joining portion of the nozzle and the handle wherein an inner rim of the sealing cap is provided with silicone to prevent leakage.

3. The portable oral irrigator of claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a curved portion on an outer surface, the curved portion has an anti-slip particles design to increase the friction between the hand and the device; a push button assembly on the handle opposite to the curved portion, the push button assembly having from 3 to 5 push buttons of different functions; and a plurality of indicators below the push button assembly on the handle.

4. The portable oral irrigator of claim 3 , wherein the push button assembly has from 3 to 5 push buttons of different functions and the indicators include 5 LEDs of different colors based on operating states and pressure values of the portable oral irrigator.

5. The portable oral irrigator of claim 1 , further comprising an annular electroplated member on a top of the sealing ring for joining together the sealing ring 5 and the inner water container.

6. The portable oral irrigator of claim 1 , further comprising a water inlet cap on an outer surface of the inner water container, the water inlet cap being hingedly secured to the outer surface of the inner water container; and a silicone O-ring at a joining portion of the water inlet cap and the inner water container, the silicone O-ring being disposed on an inner surface of the water inlet cap.

7. The portable oral irrigator of claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the air passable silicone seal is raised to shape as a dome, the air passable silicone seal includes a cross-shaped opening on the raised bottom, and thickness of the air passable silicone seal is calculated from an edge to a center and is gradually decreased.

8. The portable oral irrigator of claim 1 , further comprising four sets of air troughs on an inner surface of the outer water container wherein two adjacent sets of the air troughs are spaced apart by 90-degree.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054343 FRAME: 0180. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Jan 27, 2022
From: YU, LEI
To: SHENZHEN YUXINGYUAN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059166/0459 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: YU, LEI
To: SHENZHEN YUXINYUAN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054343/0180 →
Continuity (1)
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