| 摘要 |
An elongated, preferably plastic handle (12) has a sleeve lock (36) on each of its opposite ends. When a twisted wire brush (27) is placed in the handle (12) and the sleeve (36) is slipped over it, there is a guy wire effect from the sleeve (36) which holds the brush (27) firmly in place, as the sleeve (36) stretches slightly over a bent end (36) of the twisted wire of the brush. Each end of the handle also has a tapered bore (28) that may optionally hold the end of a wooden toothpick (45). The same sleeve (36) which slips over the twisted wire stem (33) of the brush (27), to anchor it in place, has a longitudinal cutout (56). The cutout is in the form of a cove opening (50) into a funnel-shaped opening (54), with a nip (52) between the cove (50) and the funnel (54). The nip (52) snaps over the toothpick (45) to capture and hold it. The unbroken side of the sleeve (36) which is opposite the cutout (56) slips over the broken end of the toothpick to help capture and cover it without leaving any exposed jagged fibers which could form splinters to damage mouth tissues. |
