Dental tool cleaning device

Abstract

The present dental tool cleaning device generally provides a possibility to clean the burrs and brushes (files) of the remained tooth material on them after operation on patient. An improved dental tool cleaning device includes a container, comprising a lower portion which includes a neck with an opening and a first lid with a first nozzle, and an upper portion which includes a second lid comprising a second nozzle and an inlet fluid connector with the fluid channel.

Claims

1. A dental tool cleaning device comprising a cylindrical container including an upper cylindrical portion and lower cylindrical portion wherein said lower portion of said container includes neck and a first lid, said lid further including, a first nozzle and wherein said lid includes an inner thread coupling with the outer thread of said neck; said first nozzle including openings for exhausting of a fluid; said upper portion of said container further comprising a fluid connector inlet comprising a fluid channel and an inlet portion; wherein said inlet portion includes a groove; and disposed within said lower portion of said container further including a second lid comprising at least one second nozzle, wherein said second lid includes a fluid channel extended from said fluid channel of said inlet fluid connector; an outer thread of said upper portion of said container for coupling with an inner thread of said second lid; a screen of a cylindrical form, wherein said screen of cylindrical form is installed in said opening in said neck of said lower portion of said container of said dental tool cleaning device, and further comprising a flange installed between a rim of said neck and an inner surface of said first lid.

2. The dental tool cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said second nozzle is centrally located in said second lid.

3. The dental tool cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said second lid include a plurality of second nozzles.

4. The dental tool cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the lower portion of said cylindrical container is a truncate conic form.

5. The dental tool cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the lower portion of said cylindrical container is a convex form.

6. The dental tool cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said screen is installed in a flat from between said rim of said neck and said inner surface of said first lid thereby securing said screen in position of said container.

7. The dental tool cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the first lid and said neck is coupled together with a locking device.

8. The dental tool cleaning device of claim 1, wherein said second lid is coupled to said upper portion of said container with a locking device.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) In order that the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed may be more clearly understood, embodiments thereof will be described by way of example with reference to the attached drawings, of which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a simplified drawing of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(3) FIG. 2 is a full cross-sectional drawing 25-25 of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(4) FIG. 3 is a simplified first illustration of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(5) FIG. 4 is a simplified second illustration of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(6) FIG. 5 is a simplified cross-sectional drawing 26-26 of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(7) FIG. 6 is a simplified cross-sectional drawing 27-27 of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(8) FIG. 7 is a simplified cross-sectional drawing 28-28 of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(9) FIG. 8 is a simplified partial cross-sectional view 29-29 of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(10) FIG. 9 is a simplified cross-sectional drawing of the first variant of a lower portion of a container of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

(11) FIG. 10 is a simplified cross-sectional drawing of the neck assembly with the flat screen and with the second variant of a lower portion of a container of an improved dental tool cleaning device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

(12) A cleaning device for dental (and/or medical) tool provides a possibility to clean the burrs and brushes (files) of the remained tooth material on them after operation on patient. An improved dental tool cleaning device includes a container, comprising a lower portion which includes a neck with an opening and a first lid with a first nozzle, and an upper portion which includes a second lid comprising a second nozzle and an inlet fluid connector with the fluid channel.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(13) Here the description of an improved dental tool cleaning device will be done in statics (as if the components of the improved apparatus are suspended in the space) with description of their relative connections to each other. The description of the functional operations of an improved device will be done hereinafter.

(14) An improved cleaning device (FIG. 1) includes a container 1, comprising a lower portion 2 which includes a neck 3 (FIGS. 2, 3, 7, 9, 10) with an opening 4 and a first lid 5 with a first nozzle 6, and an upper portion 7 which includes a second lid 8 comprising a second nozzle 9 and an inlet fluid connector 10.

(15) The lower portion 2 also includes an outer thread 11 of the neck 2 for coupling with an inner tread 12 of the first lid 5. The first nozzle 6 of the first lid 5 also comprises an opening 13, diameter d.sub.2 is less than the diameter d.sub.1 of the opening 4 of the lower portion 2 of the container 1 of the improved dental tool cleaning device.

(16) The inner diameter d.sub.2 of opening 13 of the first nozzle 6 is a function of (depend on) the correlation of the inner diameter D of the container 1 (FIGS. 2, 6) and inner diameter d.sub.1 of opening 4 of the lower portion 2 of the container 1, i.e.:
d.sub.2=f.sub.1(D,d.sub.1)[1] wherein: d.sub.2an inner diameter of the opening 13 of the first nozzle 6; f.sub.1a symbol of function; Dan inner diameter of the container 1; d.sub.1an inner diameter of the opening 4 of the lower portion 2 of the container 1.

(17) Only for example, if the inner diameter D will be approximately 4.0 sm (D=4.0 sm=40 mm), the inner diameter d.sub.1 of opening 4 of the lower portion 2 of the container 1 will be approximately 2.0 sm (d.sub.2=2.0 sm=20 mm), the inner diameter d.sub.2 of the opening 13 of the first nozzle 6 will be approximately 1.0 sm (d.sub.2=1.0 sm=10 mm).

(18) The second lid 8 of the upper portion 7 of the container 1 also includes an inner thread 14 for coupling with an outer thread of 15 of the upper portion 7 of the container 1. The second nozzle 9 comprises a fluid channel 16 extended from a fluid channel 17 (FIGS. 2, 3, 5, 8) of the inlet fluid connector 10. The inlet portion 18 of the inlet fluid connector 10 includes a groove 19 for the tight connection with the fluid flow tubular portion/means (not shown).

(19) The second nozzle 9 is directed to the lower portion 2 of the container 1, as shown in FIG. 2. The axis 20 of the fluid channel 16 of the second nozzle 9 is located under angle which is a function of (depend on) the correlation of the inner diameter D of container 1, length H of the container 1 (excluding length of the neck 3), and length h of second nozzle 9, i.e.:
=f.sub.2(D,H,h)[2] wherein: an angle between axis 20 of the fluid channel 16 of the second nozzle 9 and axis 21 of the container 1; f.sub.2a symbol of function; Dan inner diameter of the container 1; Ha length of container 1 (excluding length of the neck 3); ha length of nozzle 9.

(20) Only for example, if the inner diameter D will be approximately 4.0 sm (D=4.0 sm=40 mm), the length H will be approximately 11.0 sm (H=11.0 mm=110 mm) and the length h of the nozzle 9 will be approximately 2.0 sm (h=2.0 sm=20 mm), the angle will be approximately 30 03=30).

(21) The improved dental tool cleaning device also includes a screen 24 (FIGS. 2, 3, 7), preventing the exhausting of the dental tool (not shown) through the opening 4 in the neck 3 of the lower portion 2 and through the opening 13 of the first nozzle 6. Preferably, the neck 3 should not be long. Under this condition, the screen 24 can be of a flat configuration, as shown in FIG. 10, instead of to be of the cylindrical configuration, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 7. The short neck 3 with the flat screen 24 will prevent the dental tool from to be stacked into the neck area without circular movements into container 1.

(22) The lower portion 2 of the container 1 can have a cylindrical configuration (FIG. 10), or truncate conical configuration (a conical portion 22 in FIG. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8), or curved configuration (a convex portion 23 in FIG. 9) or any other reasonable configuration and form, as well as the configurations (forms) of the nozzles 6, 9 and lids 5, 8.

(23) The upper portion 7 of the container 1 can have a cylindrical configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8) or conical configuration (not shown), or curved configuration (not shown), analogously to the lower portion 2, shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 9 respectively, or any other reasonable configuration and form. The inlet fluid connector 10 can be of straight configuration (not shown) instead of to be bent under angle of 90, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4.

(24) According to FIG. 2, the second nozzle 9 is located in the center of the second lid 8, but the second nozzle(s) 9 can be located in any reasonable place(s) of the second lid 8, and can have an axis 20 be directed to any reasonable area of the container 1.

(25) The FIGS. 2-4, 8 depict the single second nozzle 9, but the second lid 8 can include more than one (single) second nozzle (not shown), thereby providing higher turbulent effect inside container 1.

(26) Additionally, the first 6 and second 9 nozzles, the inlet fluid connector 10 are extended from the lids, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, but they can have a separate configuration, and can be rigidly attached (e.g., glued, etc.) to the lids. Also, the coupling of the first lid 5 to the container 1 and coupling of the second lid 8 to the neck 3 can be provided by any other reasonable principles of coupling (not shown), for example by lock coupling (not shown) or by clipping devices (not shown), etc., instead of by threads.

(27) All components of the improved dental tool cleaning device can be made from any reasonable material, appropriate for the medical/dental implementation, but preferably from the transparent plastic material, especially for the container 1. It is also should be understandable that the components of the improved dental tool cleaning device can be of any reasonable forms and dimensions too. The components of the improved dental tool cleaning device, shown in FIGS. 1-10, have the sharp (e.g., 90) corners, but the corners can have the rounded configuration. The equations [1] and [2] are herein given as an additional descriptive explanation for the person(s) skilled in the art for enablement of the improved dental tool cleaning device.

(28) The improved dental tool cleaning device operates as follows below. The reasonable quantity of the dental tool (not shown) is inserted in the container 1 of the improved dental tool cleaning device. The reasonable quantity of the dental tool, needed to be cleaned, presumes that the inserted dental tool will be able to move inside the container 1 under the fluid stream (not shown) power. The first 5 and second 8 lids are coupled with the container 1.

(29) The screen 24 of a cylindrical configuration (form) is installed in the neck 3, as shown in the FIGS. 2, 3, 7, wherein the flange 30 of the cylindrical screen 24 is installed between the rim 31 of the neck 3 and the inner surface 32 of the first lid 5. Referring to FIG. 10, the screen 24 of a flat configuration is installed between the rim 31 of the neck 3 and the inner surface 32 of the first lid 5.

(30) Any appropriate chemicals can be used as a fluid. The water, as a fluid instead of chemicals, can be used for cleaning of the dental tool too. The sink's valve (not shown) or any other water distributing means (not shown) is connected to one end of the fluid flow tubular portion/means (not shown), and another end of the fluid flow tubular portion/means (not shown) is connected to the inlet portion 18 of the inlet fluid connector 10.

(31) The fluid (for example, a water) from the sink's valve (facet) [not shown] or from any other water distributing means (not shown) through the fluid flow tubular portion/means (not shown) connected to the sink's valve (not shown) and to the inlet portion 18 flows through the fluid channel 17 of the inlet fluid connector 10 to the fluid channel 16 of the second nozzle 9.

(32) The fluid stream (not shown) from the second nozzle 9 is directed along axis 20 (FIG. 2) of the fluid channel 16 to the lower portion 2 of the container 1, thereby providing circular movements of the dental tool (not shown) inside the container 1 of the improved cleaning device, thereby cleaning the dental burrs, files, brushes, etc. from the plaque debris and of the remained tooth material on them after dental operation on patient. The extra fluid is exhausted from the container 1 through the screen 24, opening 4 in the neck 3 of the lower portion 2, and through the opening 13 of the first nozzle 6 of the first lid 5.

CONCLUSION, RAMIFICATION AND SCOPE

(33) Accordingly the reader will see that, according to the invention, I have provided a dental tool cleaning device, providing convenient, economical and effective cleaning of the dental tool (e.g. burrs, files, brushes, etc.) exposed to one patient's mouth of the remained tooth material and/or plague debris on the tool between operations on patients. An improved cleaning device for medical and/or dental tool has various possibilities, considering activities of the cleaning devices.

(34) While the above description contains many specificities, these should be not construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but as exemplification of the presently-preferred embodiments thereof. Many other ramifications are possible within the teaching to the invention. For example, an improved cleaning apparatus for medical and/or dental tool eliminates the necessity of the dentist's staff hand-labor activity, providing more time for them to use on patients. Also an improved cleaning device can be used for disinfecting agent too, thereby providing a higher degree of safeguard.

(35) Thus, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents, and not by examples given.

(36) There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention. In this respect, it is understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of arrangements of the components/portions/elements set forth in the description and/or drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways.

(37) Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

(38) The persons of ordinary skills and/or creativity in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and advantages of the improved device may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention.

(39) As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, can readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, for carrying out the several purpose of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

THE DRAWING REFERENCE NUMERALS

(40) 1.a container; 2.a lower portion of container 1; 3.a neck; 4.an opening of the lower portion 2; 5.a first lid; 6.a first nozzle; 7.an upper portion of container 1; 8a second lid; 9a second nozzle; 10.an inlet fluid connector; 11.an outer thread of the neck 3; 12.an inner thread of the first lid 5; 13.an opening of the first nozzle 6; 14.an inner thread of the second lid 9; 15.an outer thread of the upper portion 7; 16.a fluid channel of the second nozzle 9; 17.a fluid channel of fluid connector 10; 18.an inlet portion of the fluid connector 10; 19.a groove; 20.an axis of fluid channel 16; 21.an axis of container 1; 22.a conic portion of lower portion 2; 23.a convex portion of lower portion 2; 24.a screen; 25-25a full cross-section of an improved dental tool cleaning device; 26-26a cross-section of an improved dental tool cleaning device; 27-27a cross-section of an improved dental tool cleaning device; 28-28a cross-section of an improved dental tool cleaning device; 29-29a cross-sectional view of an improved dental tool cleaning device; 30.a flange of screen 24 of a cylindrical configuration; 31.a rim of the neck 3; 32.an inner surface of the first lid 5.