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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
May. 06, 2002
Dorothy J. Rosenberg, Medford, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A combination toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser is provided with a brush head, a brush head cover, a brush neck, a compression spring, a hollow cylindrical handle portion, a self rising bottom plate, a spring metal washer, and a floss retaining portion located at the bottom most area of the hollow handle. A floss cover plate covers the floss retaining portion. The metal washer has a plurality of radially extending fingers that frictionally engage the inner wall of the hollow handle portion. The compression spring is installed around the brush neck so that the brush neck is forced in an upward direction unless pressed by a user. The metal washer is fixedly attached to the underside of the self rising plate so that, as toothpaste is released on the brush head, the bottom plate and the spring washer rise.