Kit for Dental Cleaning

Abstract

A kit for dental cleaning, comprising a toothpaste dispenser, provided with at least one opening for dispensing toothpaste and with at least one hollow receptacle arranged proximate to the opening, and at least one toothbrush provided with a handle for supporting a bristly head; the toothbrush is suitable to be arranged so that the head is protected at the receptacle and so that a portion of the handle faces the opening in order to close it.

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       17 . A kit for dental cleaning comprising: 
 a) a toothpaste dispenser including an opening for dispensing toothpaste and a hollow receptacle proximate to said opening;    b) an elongated slot in said dispenser;    c) a toothbrush comprising a handle with a bristly head at one end; and    d) said handle of said toothbrush being positioned within said slot so that said bristly head fits within said hollow receptacle and a portion of said handle faces said opening to block same.    
   
   
       18 . The kit as defined in  claim 17  wherein anchoring means are defined between said handle and said slot for temporarily securing said toothbrush to said dispenser.  
   
   
       19 . The kit as defined in  claim 18  wherein said anchoring means comprises recesses in said handle of said toothbrush and profiled regions in said slot of said dispenser.  
   
   
       20 . The kit as defined in  claim 17  wherein said slot is at least as long as said handle of the toothbrush, the toothbrush being substantially enclosed within the contour of said dispenser.  
   
   
       21 . The kit as defined in  claim 20  wherein said slot is deeper at the end of said handle remote from said bristly head to form a guiding region to allow said handle to be gripped by the user.  
   
   
       22 . The kit as defined in  claim 17  wherein said dispenser comprises a collar which delimits said opening.  
   
   
       23 . The kit as defined in  claim 22  wherein said handle of said toothbrush comprises a recess for receiving said collar.  
   
   
       24 . The kit as defined in  claim 18  wherein said dispenser comprises a body for supporting a cartridge containing toothpaste, said dispensing opening and said receptacle being operatively associated with said body.  
   
   
       25 . The kit as defined in  claim 24  wherein said cartridge is made of a material that can be compressed, in a substantially elastic manner, to produce the discharge of toothpaste.  
   
   
       26 . The kit as defined in  claim 25  wherein said cartridge is made of a substantially transparent material so that the contents of the cartridge are visible to the user.  
   
   
       27 . The kit as defined in  claim 24  wherein said body includes a footing in which said receptacle is formed, said footing providing a seat for receiving said cartridge, and a rib for stiffening said cartridge.  
   
   
       28 . The kit as defined in  claim 27  wherein a tang is defined below said cartridge, said tang being inserted into each seat.  
   
   
       29 . The kit as defined in  claim 27  wherein said cartridge includes a groove, said rib being inserted into said groove to position said cartridge with respect to said body.