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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vladimir Gekhter, Skokie, IL (US);
Christopher J. Stvartak, Skokie, IL (US);
Kevin G. Yost, Winnetka, IL (US);
Assignee:
John O. Butler Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 4/418 ; A61C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 4/418 ; A61C 3/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to dental hygiene devices carrying dental hygiene elements and to a method for assembling them. The dental hygiene devices have two intersecting cavities, with a dental hygiene element positioned in one cavity and a plug positioned in the other cavity. The plug engages a portion of the stem, thereby locking the dental hygiene element in place in the device.