JP2005160979A - Mouth cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a cleaner not to easily come off, while fitting the cleaner to a finger for usability by the sense of a fingertip, when the inner part of a mouth is cleaned with the finger. <P>SOLUTION: The cleaner includes: a fingerstall part 1 for elastically covering the finger; and a fabric body cleaning part 2 integrally arranged with the tip end part of the fingerstall part 1. The cleaning part 2 has a length being substantially equal to or not less than that of the fingerstall part 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an intraoral cleaner that mainly cleans and massages the inner surface of the mouth, gums, teeth, etc., or wipes off unpleasant saliva and the like.

  Conventionally, care for a bedridden elderly person and cleaning of the mouth of a sick person have been carried out by adding water with a jug and drowning and excreting water together with saliva. However, in the care of seriously ill people who can not get wrinkles and the elderly care for the elderly, in order to remove the discomfort in the mouth, the gauze was grasped with a finger and inserted into the mouth, and the inside of the mouth and gums were rubbed and cleaned.

In order to improve this, the following has been developed and proposed as means for cleaning the mouth.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-56115. Here, an elastic porous body is provided at the tip of the rod-shaped body and inserted into the mouth to absorb blood and saliva so that the mouth can be cleaned or coated with chemicals. Registered utility model No. 3086526. Here, for cleaning the mouth, both fingers are inserted into the bag-shaped dipping member and a protective member is provided between the fingers so that the finger can be protected even if it is bitten.

Problems to be solved by the invention

  The former (actually open lay 5-56115) is in the form of a so-called cotton swab and has the advantage that it can be cleaned without inserting a finger into the mouth. It is difficult to clean with a moderate pressure in the gap between the teeth and gums, and the gap between the gums and the inner wall of the mouth. Especially, the tip of the rod-shaped body is rubbed with a touch like a fingertip. It is difficult and is not sufficient as a mouth cleaning tool.

  Unlike the former, the latter (registered utility model No. 3086526) has an advantage that it can be cleaned along the aspect of the mouth with a soft fingertip feel unlike the former in that it is used by inserting a finger into the bag-shaped immersion part. . However, when two fingers are inserted into such a bag-shaped dipping member, it can move integrally with the bag-like finger during foot cleaning, finger pressing, and lateral movement during cleaning. In the operation or the rotation operation, there is a problem that the finger is detached from the finger due to resistance caused by friction with the inner surface of the mouth.

  Therefore, in any cleaning tool, although it has advanced as a means for cleaning the inside of the mouth as compared with the conventional wiping means using gauze or the like, it is difficult to perform a reliable cleaning operation. Moreover, although disposable is preferable also in terms of hygiene, there is also a problem that this is expensive.

Means for solving the problem

In order to solve such a problem, the mouth cleaner of the present invention has a finger sack-like portion 1 that is elastically placed on a finger and a cloth-like body cleaning portion 2 that is integrally provided at the tip of the finger sack-like portion 1. The cleaning portion 2 is configured to have a length substantially the same as or longer than that of the finger sack-like portion 1.
If the length of the cleaning part 2 is not extremely short or long, all the objects of the present invention can be achieved. It should be noted that it is possible to appropriately carry out by using a slightly longer end so that the end is wound around the base of the finger.

The invention's effect

  According to the present invention, the finger sac-like portion 1 is elastically covered with a finger (usually the index finger or the middle finger or both), so that the cleaning portion 2 rubs the mouth, that is, the teeth, gums, and mouth inner surface. The finger is pushed and pulled when rubbing, and the entire body does not easily fall off regardless of the direction of rotation, and a reliable cleaning operation can always be performed.

  And since the said cleaning part 2 is comprised in the length substantially the same as the said finger sac-like part 1 or more than this, let this cleaning part 2 be the state along the said finger sac-like part 1 It can be used with its lower end pressed against the base of the index finger with the thumb's belly, and it can be made to be more solid depending on the wearing state of this cleaner, and it is surely prevented from falling out during the cleaning operation it can.

  Further, the finger sac-like portion 1 and the cleaning portion 2 are separated (although integrated), so that the finger sac-like portion 1 and the cleaning portion 2 are made of different materials (stretchable synthetic resin film and cotton gauze). Or continuous knitting with a flat knitting machine with stretchable fibers of the same quality (finger sack-shaped part is cylindrical, and cleaning part is flat knitted or cylindrical). There is.

In the present invention, a cylindrical knitting portion 1A made of elastic yarn is provided on at least a part of the finger sac-like portion 1, and the cleaning portion 2 is knitted continuously with the finger sac-like portion 1 in a flat plate shape. Is preferred.
In this case, the finger sack-like portion 1 and the cleaning portion 2 can be continuously knitted with a flat knitting machine by changing the yarn as appropriate, thereby reducing the cost. The yarn is preferably an elastic yarn as a functional fiber, for example, a plurality of FTY (polyurethane covering yarn) or rubber yarn, and the former is used after being contracted by steam heat treatment. In addition, a known appropriate yarn such as microfiber (super extra fine fiber yarn) such as polyester may be used.

Further, at least a part of the finger sac-like portion 1 is provided with a cylindrical knitting portion 1A made of elastic yarn, the cleaning portion 2 is continuously knitted in a cylindrical shape with the finger sack-like portion 1, and the finger sac-like shape is provided. It is also preferable that the cleaning unit 2 is configured so that the finger sack-like portion 1 can be turned upside down when the portion 1 is mounted on a finger.
Also in this case, the finger sack-like portion 1 and the cleaning portion 2 can be continuously knitted by a flat knitting machine by changing the yarn appropriately.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the finger sac-like portion 1 is made of an elastic synthetic resin film or rubber, and the cleaning portion 2 is bonded or fused thereto.
In this case, the finger sac-like portion 1 and the cleaning portion 2 are configured separately, but the materials of both can be arbitrarily combined. The synthetic synthetic resin film material and cotton gauze, synthetic nonwoven fabric, woven fabric and the like can be used in combination.

The cleaning unit 2 is preferably coated or impregnated with a chemical solution.
The liquid medicine includes various liquids that can be applied to the mouth such as an alcohol dilution liquid for sterilization purposes, a sweetener, and xylitol preferable for teeth, a lubricating oil, and other ointment drugs suitable for stomatitis.

  Further, as a configuration in which a cylindrical knitting portion 1A made of elastic yarn is provided on at least a part of the finger sack-like portion 1, when the cylindrical portion made of elastic yarn is provided in the opening of the finger sack-like portion 1, the finger The opening part of the sac-like part 1 can pinch the base of the finger by the squeezing action, and the position of the finger sack-like part 1 is automatically set when the cleaning part 2 is put on the finger sack-like part 1. Can be held stably and easy to cover smoothly.

  Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the mouth cleaner includes a finger sack-like portion 1 that elastically covers a finger and the tip of the finger sack-like portion 1. And a cloth-like cleaning part 2 provided integrally with the part, and the cleaning part 2 is configured to have substantially the same length (or longer length) as the finger sack-like part 1. . Although FIG. 1 is drawn in a three-dimensional shape, since it is a cloth-like body, the finger insertion opening of the finger sac-like body 1 is actually flat.

  As a means for elastically covering the finger, in this embodiment, a cylindrical knitting portion 1A made of elastic yarn is provided in an opening which is a part of the finger sack-like portion 1, and the cleaning portion 2 is attached to the finger. It is knitted into a flat plate continuously with the sac-like portion 1. In this embodiment, the flat plate shape is single on continuous knitting, but it may be doubled or tripled separately.

Further, the cleaning unit 2 is coated or impregnated with a chemical solution. Here, it is impregnated with a diluted alcohol solution so that mouth sterilization and mucus such as saliva can be wiped cleanly.
And as a final product form, this cleaner is sealed in a bag and handled and sold.

  Accordingly, in use, as shown in FIG. 2, the finger sack-like portion 1 is put on the index finger, and the finger is elastically clamped by the cylindrical knitting portion 1A of the opening, as shown in FIG. The lower end side of the cleaning part 2 is pressed with the belly, and is sandwiched between the base of the index finger. In this state, the index finger is inserted into the mouth, the teeth, gums, and inner wall of the mouth are polished, and gums are massaged or extra mucus such as saliva is wiped off.

The second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, a duplicate description is omitted, but as shown in FIG. 1 is the same in that a cylindrical knitting portion 1A made of elastic yarn is provided on at least a part thereof, and is different in that the cleaning portion 2 is continuously knitted cylindrically with the finger sack-like portion 1. .
Therefore, in the second embodiment, the cleaning unit 2 is configured to cover the finger sac-shaped portion 1 upside down when the finger sac-shaped portion 1 is attached to the finger.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cleaner in a state where the cleaning unit 2 is about to be turned over on the finger, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the completion of the mounting process. This cleaner uses a 20/1 (single yarn) cotton yarn as a normal yarn, and using a flat knitting machine, a finger sack configured in a sac shape of a predetermined length with an opening so that a finger can be inserted into one end 1 and the other end of the finger sack 1 are made of FTY (polyurethane covering yarn), which is a functional fiber, as a stretchable yarn, and is formed into a sac of a predetermined length with an opening at one end. The cleaning unit 2 is continuously knitted by switching the supply of these yarns.
In the final process, heat shrinkage due to steam is added.

  Then, the other end of the finger sac-like portion 1 and the other end of the cleaning portion 2 are closed so as to cut off the sac-like finger insertion spaces S1 and S2 as shown in FIGS. They are connected via a connecting part 4. The closed connecting portion 4 is knitted at the other end portion of the cleaning portion 2 and is slightly extended while forming a fingertip insertion space on the other end portion side of the finger suck-like portion 1. When the fingertip is inserted into the other end portion of the finger sack-like portion 1 by the portion, the fingertip is held by the elasticity of the elastic yarn of the extension portion, and the covering position is easily held, and the cleaning is performed. It is possible to perform the turning operation of the part 2 in a stable state.

  As a result, the mounting completion state shown in FIG. 6 is reached. In this embodiment, the finger sack-like portion 1 and the cleaning portion 2 are continuously knitted by changing the yarn using a flat knitting machine or a glove knitting machine.

As an example of use of the present invention, it has been developed as a mouth cleaner, but in some cases it can be inserted into the nasal cavity. In addition, it can be used not only for medical purposes such as nursing for the elderly and nursing for the elderly, but also for removing makeup. It is also possible to wipe off dust from store displays such as goods and glass of showcases, especially suitable for use where fingertip feel is required, and as a disposable cleaner There are various usage ranges.
It can also be used for cleaning the mouth of pets such as dogs and cats.

It is a perspective view of the cleaner for mouth of 1st Example. It is a perspective view which shows one use condition of the cleaner for mouths of 1st Example. It is a perspective view which shows one use condition of the cleaner for mouths of 1st Example. It is a top view of the cleaner for mouth of 2nd Example. It is a perspective view which shows one use condition of the cleaner for mouths of a 2nd bowl example. It is a perspective view which shows one use condition of the cleaner for mouths of 2nd Example.

Explanation of symbols

1: Finger sac-shaped part 2: Cleaning part

Claims (5)

A mouth cleaner,
It consists of a finger sack-like portion 1 that is elastically covered on a finger and a cloth-like body cleaning portion 2 provided integrally at the tip of the finger sack-like portion 1, and the cleaning portion 2 is the finger sack-like portion 1. The mouth cleaner is configured to be substantially the same length as or longer than.   The cylindrical knitting portion 1A made of elastic yarn is provided on at least a part of the finger sac-like portion 1, and the cleaning portion 2 is continuously knitted in a flat plate shape with the finger sack-like portion 1. Mouth cleaner.   At least a part of the finger sac-like part 1 is provided with a cylindrical knitting part 1A made of elastic yarn, the cleaning part 2 is continuously knitted in a cylindrical form with the finger sack-like part 1, and the finger sack-like part 1 The mouth cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning part 2 is configured to cover the finger sac-like part 1 in an inverted state in a state where the finger is attached to the finger.   The mouth cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the finger sac-like portion 1 is made of an elastic synthetic resin film or rubber, and the cleaning portion 2 is bonded or fused thereto.   The mouth cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning unit 2 is coated or impregnated with a chemical solution.

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