Dental hygiene tool

Claim 2

A dental hygiene tool comprising: an elongated actuator movable by sonic vibrations, said actuator having an actuating end and an opposite connecting end, said connecting end including a first connection means; a probe having an operating end and a connection end, said operating end adapted to clean teeth, said connection end including a second connection means; and securement means to bind together said probe and said actuator with said first and second connection means frictionally cooperating together, said first and second connection means comprising at least one protuberance and one recess cooperating togetheR in an interference relationship.

Claim 3

A tool as defined in claim 1 wherein: said actuator and said probe each being constructed of an extremely hard material.

Claim 4

The tool as defined in claim 2 wherein: said actuator and said probe being constructed of steel.

Claim 5

A dental hygiene tool comprising: an elongated actuator movable by sonic vibrations, said actuator having an actuating end and an opposite connecting end, said connecting end including a first connection means; a probe having an operating end and a connection end, said operating end adapted to clean teeth, said connection end including a second connection means; securement means to bind together said probe and said actuator with said first and second connection means frictionally cooperating together, said first and second connection means establishing an interference relationship with each other; and said first connection means comprises a plurality of concentric rings resulting in the forming of a plurality of concentrically spaced apart ridges interspersed with a plurality of concentrically spaced apart recesses, said second connection means comprises a plurality of concentric rings resulting in the forming of a similar array of ridges and recesses, the ridges of said first connection means to cooperate within the recesses of said second connection means, the radially outward spacing of said ridges of said first connection means being different than the radially outward spacing of the ridges of said second connection means, whereby an exact mating interfitting relationship between said ridges and recesses is avoided to thereby establish an interference relationship therebetween.

Claim 6

A dental hygiene tool comprising: an elongated actuator movable by sonic vibrations, said actuator having an actuating end and an opposite connecting end, said connecting end including a first connection means; a probe having an operating end and a connection end, said operating end adapted to clean teeth, said connection end including a second connection means; securement means to bind together said probe and said actuator with said first and second connection means frictionally cooperating together, said first and second connection means establishing an interference relationship with each other; and said first connection means comprises a plurality of concentric rings resulting in the forming of a plurality of concentrically spaced apart ridges interspersed with a plurality of concentrically spaced apart recesses, said second connection means comprises a plurality of concentric rings resulting in the forming of a similar array of ridges and recesses, the ridges of said first connection means to cooperate within the recesses of said second connection means, the radially outward spacing of said ridges of said first connection means being different than the radially outward spacing of the ridges of said second connection means, whereby an exact mating interfitting relationship between said ridges and recesses is avoided to thereby establish an interference relationship therebetween.

Claim 7

A tool as defined in claim 4 wherein: said actuator including a first elongated opening therethrough, said probe including a second elongated opening therein, said first and said second elongated openings to cooperate together to form a water passage, with said first and second connection means cooperating together a fluid-tight connection is established to prevent leakage of water from said openings.

Claim 8

A tool as defined in claim 1 wherein: said securement means comprises a nut which is screw threadingly connected upon said actuator, said probe to be fixedly positioned by abutment means within said nut, upon tightening of said nut said second connection means is caused to be frictionally engaged with said first connection means.

Claim 9

A tool as defined in claim 6 wherein: the exterior surface of said nut is formed non-circular, a wrench device including a non-circular opening substantially similar to the non-circular configuration of said nut, the opening of said wrench to matingly cooperate with said non-circular configuration of said nut to facilitate tightening and loosening of said nut.

Claim 10

A dental hygiene tool comprising: an elongated actuator movable by sonic vibrations, said actuator having an actuating end and an opposite connecting end, said connecting end including a first connection means; a probe having an operating end and a connection end, said operating end adapted to clean teeth, said connection end including a second connection means; securement means to bind together said probe and said actuator with said first and second connection means frictionally cooperating together, said first and second connection means establishing an interference relationship with each other; said first connection means comprises a plurality of protuberances, said second connection means comprises a plurality of recesses, said interference relationship being established by a not perfect mating of said protuberances within said recesses.

Claim 11

A dental hygiene tool comprising: an elongated actuator movable by sonic vibrations, said actuator having an actuating end and an opposite connecting end, said connecting end including a first connection means; a probe having an operating end and a connection end, said operating end adapted to clean teeth, said connection end including a second connection means; securement means to bind together said probe and said actuator with said first and second connection means frictionally cooperating together, said first and second connection means establishing an interference relationship with each other; said first connection means comprises a plurality of protuberances, said second connection means comprises a plurality of recesses, said interference relationship being established by a not perfect mating of said protuberances within said recesses.