A toothbrush incorporating a replaceable toothpaste container

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EP 1 197 163 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/46

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16

(21)	Application number: 01500076.3

(22)	Date of filing: 26.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A46B 11/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

10.10.2000 ES 200002466
11.10.2000 ES 200002479

(71)	Applicant: Instituto De Higiene Y Servicios Dentales, S.A.
	08017 Barcelona (ES)

(72)	Inventor:
	Obradors Giro, Domingo Agustina Saragossa 11 08017 Barcelona (ES)

(74)	Representative: Pastells Teixido, Manuel
	c/o PASTELLS & ARAGONES, S.L., Pau Claris, 138 08009 Barcelona 08009 Barcelona (ES)

(54)	A toothbrush incorporating a replaceable toothpaste container

(57) This toothbrush comprises a hollow body (1) with a head member (3) provided with bristles (4), said hollow body forming a handle (5) housing a toothpaste container (6) and a pump (7) provided to impel said toothpaste towards the base of said bristles (4). This toothbrush is characterized in that the pump (7) is actuated by means of an outer push (9) being mounted in a slidable arrangement on said handle (5), said push (9) having means being provided to engage the very body of said pump. The handle (5) has a lateral opening (10), said push (9) being provided to operate said pump (7) being fitted to said opening. Also characteristic is the fact that the open top (22) of the container (6) is capped by means of an open cap (23) extending into a cannula (21) towards the inside of said container.

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