US 11,122,885 B2 · Oral care implement

Abstract

An oral care implement includes a head portion. The head portion includes one or more tooth cleaning elements. The oral care implement includes a handle portion that may be coupled to the head portion. The handle portion includes a central body having a proximal portion. The proximal portion may be opposite the head portion. The handle portion may include a first appendage extending laterally outwards from a first side of the central body in a first direction and a second appendage extending laterally outwards from a second side of the central body in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first and second appendages may be angled towards each other to form an obtuse angle therebetween (e.g., when in an unstressed state). The proximal portion of the central body may protrude from a bottom end of the first and second appendages.

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Dependent claims

An oral care implement comprising:

a head portion comprising a plurality of tooth cleaning elements;
a handle portion coupled to the head portion, the handle portion comprising:
a central body comprising a proximal portion opposite the head portion;
a first appendage extending laterally outwards from a first side of the central body in a first direction;
and
a second appendage extending laterally outwards from a second side of the central body in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the first and second appendages being angled towards each other to form an obtuse angle therebetween when in an unstressed state;
wherein the proximal portion of the central body protrudes from a bottom end of the first and second appendages;
and
wherein the first and second appendages are formed of a material having an elastic memory, the elastic memory material returning the first and second appendages to a first position after being releasably manipulated from the first position to a second position.

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An oral care implement comprising:

a head portion comprising a plurality of tooth cleaning elements;
and
a handle portion coupled to the head portion, the handle portion comprising:
a central body comprising a bulbous spherically shaped distal portion and an arch shaped proximate portion, the bulbous spherically shaped distal portion and the arch shaped proximate portion defining a respective first point of contact to a surface and a second point of contact to the surface, the first and second points of contact defining a front support plane that is coplanar with the surface;
a first appendage extending outwards from a first lateral side of the central body in a first direction;
and
a second appendage extending outwards from a second lateral side of the central body in a second direction;
and
wherein the first and second appendages each comprise a pair of recurvant loop structures having a pair of opposing ends coupled to the central body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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