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Oral hygiene instructional display

US5944531A · kind A · utility

41Cited by
17References
33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 21, 1998
Grant dateAug 31, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B23/283
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An oral hygiene instructional display of a human mouth, including a body, an upper arch comprised of a representation of a plurality of teeth, a lower arch which is inverted from the upper arch comprised of a representation of a plurality of teeth, a timer having a display on the body, and an audible source capable of producing sounds. The teeth of the upper arch and the teeth of the lower are all capable of being individually illuminated. Additionally, the teeth of the upper arch and the teeth of the lower arch each have numerous surfaces thereof displayed, with each surface capable of being individually illuminated. The instructional display is capable of being adjusted wherein the audible sounds vary as different teeth or surfaces of teeth are illuminated, wherein multiple teeth or surfaces of teeth are illuminated simultaneously as a group, and/or wherein the timer is adjusted for longer or shorter brushing periods.

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