Global Patent Index - EP 2509469 A1

EP 2509469 A1 20121017 - EATING UTENSIL INCORPORATING ORAL HYGIENIC DEVICE

Title (en)

EATING UTENSIL INCORPORATING ORAL HYGIENIC DEVICE

Title (de)

ESSBESTECK MIT MUNDHYGIENEELEMENT

Title (fr)

USTENSILE INCORPORANT UN DISPOSITIF D'HYGIÈNE BUCCALE

Publication

EP 2509469 A1 20121017 (EN)

Application

EP 09852124 A 20091207

Priority

US 2009066977 W 20091207

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011071481A1] An eating utensil such as a disposable plastic fork, spoon, knife, or combination thereof, is combined with at least one oral hygienic device such as a toothpick, interdental pick, brush, tongue cleaner and/or a dental flosser for persona] use after eating in a location where oral hygienic facilities may not be otherwise available, in some embodiments the oral hygienic device may be permanently attached to the eating utensil, which can serve as a handle for using the oral hygienic device. In other embodiments the oral hygienic device may be displaced in a snap-off or bend-away manner at score lines to expose the oral hygienic device for use, either still attached to the utensil or removed for separate use, optionally configured with a thumb-finger grip tab.

IPC 8 full level

A47G 21/02 (2006.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A47G 21/04 (2006.01); A47G 21/06 (2006.01); A47G 21/12 (2006.01); A61C 15/02 (2006.01); A61C 15/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A46B 15/0055 (2013.01); A46B 15/0069 (2013.01); A46B 15/0081 (2013.01); A47G 21/02 (2013.01); A47G 21/12 (2013.01); A61C 15/02 (2013.01); A61C 15/046 (2013.01); A46B 15/0073 (2013.01); A46B 15/0091 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01); A46B 2200/108 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011071481 A1 20110616; AU 2009356228 A1 20120726; CN 102740743 A 20121017; EP 2509469 A1 20121017; EP 2509469 A4 20130626

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2009066977 W 20091207; AU 2009356228 A 20091207; CN 200980163377 A 20091207; EP 09852124 A 20091207