JP3425334B2 - Toothbrush cover - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toothbrush cover for covering a toothbrush shaft and bristles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When carrying a toothbrush for traveling or for sanitary storage, a toothbrush cover for covering only the shaft and the bristles may be used. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of this toothbrush cover. This toothbrush cover A has a box shape that completely surrounds the portion of the toothbrush B on which the bristles are planted. It is divided into -2 and opened to the left and right to insert the shaft and the hair transplant, and closed to cover the whole.

[0003]

In this case, the toothbrush cover merely covers the shaft and the bristles and does not perform any other function. By the way, with the use of toothbrushes, the tips of the flocked hair spread out erratically.
With such a toothbrush, even though it has a brushing effect, it is difficult to insert it between the teeth and remove the food waste accumulated between them. The present invention solves such a problem and intends to correct the toothbrush cover as much as possible while using it.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Under the above problems, the present invention provides a shaft which opens to the left and right and an axial direction which is described in claim 1.
A toothbrush cover that inserts the bristles planted in an inverted V shape in two rows and closes the shaft and the bristles by closing, and when the covers are closed, a plurality of upper and lower axially formed inner surfaces of both side walls are formed.
Provided is a toothbrush cover characterized in that stepped ridges press the bristles against each other.

By taking the above means, when this toothbrush cover is used, both side walls press the bristles against each other from the left and right, so that the bristling and opening of the bristle tips can be corrected. In this case, the flocking can be done in multiple layers above and below
Because it pushes with a ridge, regardless of the shape and dimensions of the toothbrush,
The hair can be pressed reliably, further increasing the effect of suppressing the opening of the hair tips. In addition, as a plurality of stages, it is described in claim 2.
Also, there are two upper and lower stages .

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a front view of the toothbrush cover according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a rear view, and FIG. 5 is a side view. The toothbrush cover A (hereinafter, referred to as cover A) is made of resin or the like. It has a bottom wall 10, a side wall 12, a front wall 14, a rear wall 16 and an upper wall 18 which are divided in half. Then, the bottom wall 10 is connected by a connecting band 20, and the connecting band 20 can be opened and closed left and right as a hinge.

In this case, the front wall 14 is provided with a hole 24 into which the shaft 22 of the toothbrush B can be inserted. When the cover A is opened and the shaft 22 and the bristles 26 are inserted and closed, the hole 24 is formed. The shaft 22 is inserted through the bottom wall 10, the side wall 12, the front wall 14 and the rear wall 16 and the upper wall 18 so as to cover the shaft 22 and the entire bristles 26.

According to the present invention, when the cover 22 is closed by inserting the shaft 22 and the bristles 26 therein, the bristles 26 are formed on the inner surfaces of both side walls 12.
Are pressed against each other. Therefore,
The size of the side wall 12 of the cover A with respect to the toothbrush B is set to allow this. As a result, the bristles 26 are pressed inward from both sides, and the fluffing and opening of the bristle tips are corrected.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a cover A showing an example of the present invention. In this example, when the shaft 22 and the bristles 26 are covered as described above, the bristles 26 are formed on the inner surface of the side wall 12. A protrusion 28a for pushing is provided and is pushed by this. By providing such protrusions 28a, it is possible to handle toothbrushes B having different shapes and dimensions.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a cover A showing another example of the present invention. In this example, a ridge 28b protruding axially from the inner surface of the side wall 12 is provided, so that the hair is planted. Two
6 is pushed. If the pressing is performed on the entire surface of the side wall 12, the pressing tends to be uncertain.
According to b, it is certain. The position of the protrusion 28b is preferably as close to the tip end side of the hair transplant 26 as possible.

From this point of view, it is preferable that the ridges 28b are provided in a plurality of upper and lower stages (two stages in this example). According to this, since it is possible to hold down a plurality of positions of the height of the hair transplant 26, it is possible to more reliably suppress the rising and opening of the hair.
Also in this case, it is desirable that the upper protrusion 28 is located as close to the tip end side of the tufting 26 as possible.

In addition, holes 30 for air circulation are formed in the side wall 12 and the rear wall 16. Further, on the upper surface of the upper wall 18, the front and rear halves of the stopper pieces 32 that are respectively applied to the upper wall 18 of the other side are formed, and the upper surface of the upper wall 18 below the stopper pieces 32 is engaged with this. An engagement protrusion 34 that restricts easy opening is also formed.

The toothbrush B using the cover A described above may be a normal toothbrush, but the bristles 26 as shown in FIG.
It is even more effective if a toothbrush is planted in a two-row inverted V shape when viewed in the axial direction. Since such a toothbrush is particularly easy to insert between the teeth, it has a high effect of removing the food waste accumulated between the teeth, but it can suppress the bristling and opening of the bristle tips. In that case, the excellent function can be surely exhibited.

[0015]

As described above, by covering the shaft and the tufts with the cover according to the present invention, it is possible to press the tufts against each other at the time of use, so that the bristle tipping and the opening of the tufts can be corrected. Therefore, it has an excellent function as a toothbrush, and in particular, has a high function of inserting between the teeth and removing the food waste sandwiched between them.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a toothbrush cover showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a toothbrush cover showing another example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a toothbrush cover showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the toothbrush cover showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a toothbrush cover showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a toothbrush cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

A toothbrush cover B toothbrush 22 axes 26 Flocking 28a protrusion 28b ridge

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-3-13822 (JP, A) JP-A-9-94117 (JP, A) Actual development Sho-58-139936 (JP, U) Actual development Sho-58- 188035 (JP, U) Actually open 63-181323 (JP, U) Actually open 58-73135 (JP, U) Actually open Hei 7-3361 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A46B 1/00-17/08 A46D 1/00-9/06 A61C 1/00-7/00 A61C 19/00-19/10 A61C 15/00-17/04

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shaft that opens to the left and right, and two rows opposite when viewed in the axial direction
A toothbrush cover for inserting a V-shaped planted bristles and closing the shaft and the bristles when the cover is closed,
A toothbrush cover characterized in that the bristles are pressed against each other by a plurality of upper and lower ridges formed in the axial direction on the inner surfaces of both side walls. 2. The toothbrush cover according to claim 1, wherein the ridges are formed in upper and lower stages .