US 11,224,282 B2 · Oral care implement

Abstract

An oral care implement (100) includes an elastomeric component and a method of forming the same. In one embodiment, the oral care implement (100) includes a handle (120) and a head (110). The elastomeric component is positioned on at least one of the handle (120) and the head (110). The elastomeric component includes a body, a plurality of the first particles (202), and a plurality of the second particles (203). The body comprises a transparent or translucent elastomeric material. The pluralities of first and second particles are embedded in the body of the elastomeric component. The plurality of first particles (202) includes a first color and the plurality of second particles (203) includes a second color. The elastomeric component may form a tissue cleanser (140) on a rear surface of the head, an elastomeric tooth cleaning element (150) on a front surface of the head, and/or a grip (121) on the handle (120).

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Dependent claims

An oral care implement comprising:

a handle formed of a hard plastic material;
a head coupled to the handle, the head having a front surface and an opposing rear surface, the head formed of the hard plastic material;
an elastomeric component positioned on at least one of the handle and the head, the elastomeric component comprising a body, a plurality of first particles embedded in the body, and a plurality of second particles embedded in the body;
wherein the body comprises a transparent or translucent elastomeric material;
and
wherein the plurality of first particles comprise a first color and the plurality of second particles comprise a second color, the first color being different than the second color.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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