Portable Water Flosser

Abstract

A portable water flosser or dental cleaning device, which directs water from a faucet onto teeth without using an electrically operated pump, is made of a hose, a water jet tip member, and a tightening means. The hose at its small end is coupled with the water jet tip member and at its large end is loosely fit onto the neck of the faucet, leaving the faucet's nozzle completely inside the hose. The hose is fastened around the faucet's neck by the tightening means, which can be a piece of rope or a clip, so the faucet water is directed to the water jet tip member. The device fits with all types of faucets.

Claims

1. A portable dental cleaning apparatus that directs water from a faucet onto teeth in mouth, comprising: a flexible conduit that, with one opening being larger than the head of said faucet, is loosely fit onto the neck of said faucet, leaving the faucet's nozzle completely inside the flexible conduit; a tightening means that fastens the flexible conduit around the neck of said faucet; and a water jet tip member coupled with the flexible conduit.

2. The dental cleaning apparatus of claim 1, where said tightening means is a piece of rope.

3. The dental cleaning apparatus of claim 1, where said tightening means is a clip.

4. The dental cleaning apparatus of claim 1, where said tightening means is an elastic cord ring or a rubber band.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Preferred forms of the invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the portable cleaning device while fit onto a faucet.

[0011] FIG. 2 is another view of the portable cleaning device while detached from the faucet.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] FIG. 1 is an embodiment of the invention. A hose 1 has a small and a large end. The hose at its small end is coupled with a water jet tip member 3 and at its large end is loosely fit onto the neck of the faucet 4, leaving the faucet's nozzle completely inside the hose. The hose is fastened around the faucet's neck by a tightening means 2, which can be a piece of rope or an elastic cord ring, so the faucet water is directed to the water jet tip member. Since the hose is fastened around the faucet's neck, not at the faucet's nozzle, it can fit and work with all types of faucets.

[0013] FIG. 2 is the same as FIG. 1 except with the hose detached from the faucet for easy viewing. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the invention can fit and work with all types of faucets.

[0014] The invention has been described in preferred forms and method by way of examples. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments without departing from the sprit or scope of the invention. It is not intended that the invention be limited in any way to the embodiments shown and described herein and it is intended that the invention be limited only by the claims appended hereto.