摘要 |
<p>An elongated housing structure (10) is provided for accommodating a toothbrush head (44) at one of its ends, and for insertion of a tube (20) of toothpaste through the other of its ends. A rotating pin (31) is provided to roll the bottom end (20') of the toothpaste tube (20), thereby to dispense the toothpaste, and to move forwardly of the housing (10) as the tube (20) becomes smaller. The forward motion of the pin (31) is accommodated by an elongated slot (28) defined by the housing (10). The top of the toothpaste tube (20) is selectively movable into and out of position with respect to the bristles (46) of the toothbrush (42), by means of a knurled knob (24) and depending collar (26) or neck holder movable in a second slot (22) defined by the housing (10). The toothbrush head (44) is movably connected to the front of the housing (10), so that the bristles (46) can be moved between a paste-loading position and a brushing position. <IMAGE></p> |