A handle for a roller applicator. The handle is of heavy rod stock which, for the purpose of this invention, is substantially rigid. The rod is bent so that the roller may be operated with the axis of the roller vertical at locations above or below the locations which may ordinarily be painted with horizontal strokes by a person standing on the floor or ground. The longitudinal axis of the grip portion of the handle is skewed to the rotational axis of the roller at an angle in the order of 30.de...

A toothbrush employing a non-pinching resilient twin beam structure to connect the brush handle to the brush head, the twin beam structure having one beam which is wider in cross-sectional width than the other beam in order to prevent soft oral tissue from entering the opening formed between the beams and being pinched between by the interior surfaces of the beams during deformation of the twin beam structure.

An improved toothbrush (10) includes an elongated handle (12) having a proximal end (14) and a distal end (16), and a longitudinal axis (18) extending therebetween. A head (20) is attached to the distal end of the handle and has a top surface (24) and bottom surface (34). A plurality of bristle tufts (22) are attached to the top surface of the head. The handle has a transverse cross section adjacent the proximal end in the shape of a trapezoid that has a bottom edge, a top edge, and side edges e...

The invention relates to a hand-operated wiping instrument for floors. The wiping instrument comprises a frame 1 with support and guide rollers 5, arranged at the front in the direction of movement F, and a wiping strip 7 arranged after said support and guide rollers in the direction of movement. The frame 1 supports a guide pole 3 with a handle 4 which is located in a plane A perpendicular to the direction of movement F, the distance a of which plane from the wiping strip 7 is substantially sma...

A toothbrush employing a force indicator which visually and tactually signals the user that a predetermined brushing force has been exceeded. The force indicator is comprised of a resilient twin beam structure located between the toothbrush handle and the toothbrush head which includes a scrubbing or polishing medium, typically bristles. The twin beam structure is itself comprised of a back side beam and a face side beam. During normal use, the back side beam is subjected to compressive stress w...

A handle for a tool the operation of which requires frequent repetitive motions of a hand or arm of a user includes a substantially flat upper surface disposed at an angle of about 70-90 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the handle, and is characterized by an asymmetrical cross-sectional profile with respect to said longitudinal axis. The upper surface of the handle is disposed between convex portions on each side of the surface over which the plams and fingers of the user are curved. The handle...

A disclosed gaming machine has a plurality of "gaming peripherals," each communicating with a master gaming controller via a standard peripheral interface such as the USB (Universal Serial Bus). Further, the gaming peripherals employ a standard peripheral controller and one or more specialized "peripheral devices" (e.g., the actual lights, bill validators, ticket printers, etc. that perform the specific functions of the gaming peripherals). Much of the hardware associated with the peripheral con...

A toothbrush having an elongated handle, the handle defining a center plane containing the longitudinal axis. A pair of bristle-bearing segments, each segment containing a plurality of bristles mounted therein, is connected to the handle by a pair of short arms. The arms, bristle-bearing segments, and the handle form a fork having two prongs, each prong containing one bristle-bearing segment and one connecting arm. The prongs are located on opposite sides of the first center plane and below a se...

The present invention relates to an improved toothbrush which permits the user to brush both sides of his teeth at the same time. Through use of the Twin Dental Brush, the user can effectively brush the rear face of each tooth to thereby remove plaque and other unwanted matter from the rear face as well as the front face of the tooth. In addition to permitting effective and efficient cleaning of both sides of a tooth at the same time, the present invention enables the user to effectively clean a...

A maze-based game of chance for a gaming machine is controlled by a processor in response to a wager. The maze-based game includes an award-generating indicator movable along a plurality of different intersecting paths. The plurality of paths contain a plurality of consumable elements. The award-generating indicator generates an award based on a randomly selected outcome as the award-generating indicator visually consumes the elements.