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Tongue scrapers
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-10-31
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-10-31
Abstract
Abstract A normally planar tongue scraper. The scraper has free ends and a central extent therebetween. The central extent has a first edge and a second edge with one of the edges having teeth formed therein. The teeth are undulating in configuration with arcuate exterior tips adapted to scrape the tongue of a user. The scraper is formed of a flexible material to allow bending along the length during use thereof. In an alternate embodiment, a support device is employed for removeably retaining the ends of the scraper with the central extent in an arcuate configuration. The support device has a handle end and forwardly projecting spaced fingers with slots therein of a size to receive the ends of the scraper.
Inventors
- 👤 Deepty U. Kuber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/24; A61B17/244
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A normally planar tongue scraper, the scraper having free ends and a central extent therebetween, the central extent having a first edge and a second edge with one of the edges having teeth formed therein along a central portion of the central extent, the scraper having smooth generally parallel edges between the central portion and the free ends, the teeth being undulating in configuration with arcuate exterior tips adapted to scrape the tongue of a user and arcuate valleys between the arcuate exterior tips, the scraper being formed of a flexible material to allow bending along its length during use thereof from a position in which the scraper is planar to a position in which it is "U" shaped.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A normally planar tongue scraper, the scraper having free ends and a central extent therebetween, the central extent having a first edge and a second edge with one of the edges having teeth formed therein along a central portion of the central extent, the scraper having smooth generally parallel edges between the central portion and the free ends, the teeth being undulating in configuration with arcuate exterior tips adapted to scrape the tongue of a user and arcuate valleys between the arcuate exterior tips, the scraper being formed of a flexible material to allow bending along its length during use thereof from a position in which the scraper is planar to a position in which it is "U" shaped.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The tongue scraper as set forth in claim 1 wherein the scraper is formed of plastic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The tongue scraper as set forth in claim 1 wherein the tongue scraper is formed of wood.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The tongue scraper as set forth in claim 1 wherein the scraper is formed of laminated paper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The tongue scraper as set forth in claim 1 wherein the ends are enlarged and are devoid of teeth.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The tongue scraper as set forth in claim 1 and further including a flavoring associated with the scraper.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The tongue scraper as set forth in claim 1 and further including a fragrance associated with the scraper.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The tongue scraper as set for in claim 2 and further including a flavoring integrated with the plastic of the scraper.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The tongue scraper as set forth in claim 1 wherein the teeth are spaced apart from between about 0.06 and 0.07 inches.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The tongue scraper as set forth in claim 1 wherein the teeth are between about 0.06 and 0.07 inches deep.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
122 words
A system for cleaning the tongue comprising: a normally planar tongue scraper, the scraper having free ends and a central extent therebetween, the central extent having a first edge and a second edge with one of the edges having teeth formed therein, the teeth being undulating in configuration with arcuate exterior tips adapted to scrape the tongue of a user, the scraper being formed of a flexible material to allow bending along the length during use thereof; and a support device for removeably retaining the ends of the scraper with the central extent in an arcuate configuraiton, the support device having a handle end and forwardly projecting spaced fingers with slots therein of a size to receive the ends of the scraper.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
122 words
A system for cleaning the tongue comprising: a normally planar tongue scraper, the scraper having free ends and a central extent therebetween, the central extent having a first edge and a second edge with one of the edges having teeth formed therein, the teeth being undulating in configuration with arcuate exterior tips adapted to scrape the tongue of a user, the scraper being formed of a flexible material to allow bending along the length during use thereof; and a support device for removeably retaining the ends of the scraper with the central extent in an arcuate configuraiton, the support device having a handle end and forwardly projecting spaced fingers with slots therein of a size to receive the ends of the scraper.
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