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US 10,278,484 B2Granted
Oral care implement
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorDouglas Hohlbein
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Abstract
An oral care implement is provided. The oral care implement may include a handle comprising a core and a cover enveloping the core. The cover may be formed from a substantially translucent first rigid material. The core may be formed from a second rigid material and a plurality of elements, the plurality of elements suspended within the second rigid material and visible through the cover. In other embodiments the core may include a foamed material.
Claims6
An oral care implement, comprising:
- a handle having a core and a cover surrounding an entirety of the core so that no portion of the core is exposed;
- and
- a head comprising at least one cleaning element, the head being connected to the handle;
- and
- wherein the head and the cover of the handle are integrally formed as a unitary part;
- wherein a first portion of the cover is made from a first material and a second portion of the cover is made from a second material;
- wherein the first material is a hard material and the second material is an elastic material;
- and
- wherein the cover comprises a plurality of the second portions spaced apart from one another along the handle.
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