Toothbrush kit

A toothbrush kit, comprising:

• a package;
• an electric toothbrush having an elongated hollow body, a head, and a neck disposed therebetween;
• and
• a plurality of decorative emblems which can be attached to said hollow body to customize the appearance of said electric toothbrush, wherein each of said emblems is distinct from emblems of said plurality.

A toothbrush kit comprising:

• an electric toothbrush including a body having a first end and a second end opposite from said first end, and a brush head disposed proximate said first end, said body defining an interior battery chamber accessible at said second end;
• at least one end cap, said end cap having a planar bottom surface and a generally arcuate outer surface extending from said bottom surface to an upper region of said end cap, said end cap defining an interior receiving chamber and an aperture along said upper region of said end cap, said receiving chamber and said aperture adapted to receive and engage said second end of said toothbrush;
• at least one label assembly including a decorative polymeric layer removably attached to a backing layer, said polymeric layer being adapted for selective placement and retention on said body of said toothbrush;
• and
• a package containing said toothbrush, said at least one end cap, and at least one label.

A method for customizing the appearance of a toothbrush and base assembly, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a toothbrush kit including a toothbrush, a plurality of bases each adapted to engage an end of said toothbrush and each containing markings or colorings different than the markings or colorings of other bases of said plurality of bases, and a plurality of adhesive labels each containing markings or colorings different than the markings or colorings of other labels of said plurality of labels;
• selecting a base having a particular marking or coloring from said plurality of bases;
• selecting a label having a particular marking or coloring from said plurality of labels;
• and
• applying said selected label to said toothbrush.

A method for packaging and tailoring a toothbrush kit comprising a toothbrush, one or more end caps, one or more emblems, and a package, for a particular market, said method comprising:

• identifying a region in which said toothbrush kit is intended to be sold;
• identifying a primary language of said region;
• identifying at least one marketing characteristic of said region;
• providing a source of toothbrushes;
• providing a source of end caps;
• providing a package having text in said primary language of said region;
• providing a source of emblems;
• selecting said one or more end caps and said one or more emblems based upon said at least one marketing characteristic of said region;
• obtaining a toothbrush from said source of toothbrushes;
• placing said obtained toothbrush with said selected one or more end caps and one or more emblems in said package, wherein said one or more emblems are loose within said package;
• and
• sealing said package.

A method of manufacturing a plurality of toothbrush kits, said method comprising:

• providing a packing station having a source of a plurality of first emblems, a plurality of second emblems, and a plurality of third emblems;
• conveying at least a first toothbrush kit package and at least a second toothbrush kit package to said packing station;
• associating one of said plurality of first emblems and one of said plurality of second emblems with said first toothbrush kit package;
• and
• associating only one of said plurality of first emblems, said plurality of second emblems, and said plurality of third emblems with said second toothbrush kit package.

A method of producing a plurality of toothbrush kits comprising:

• providing a source of toothbrushes;
• providing a source of sealable packages;
• providing a source of at least one end cap;
• and
• providing a source of a plurality of label sets, each set being distinct from other sets in said plurality of label sets, each label set including at least one label removably adhered to a backing layer;
• selecting a toothbrush from said source of toothbrushes;
• selecting at least one end cap from said source of end caps;
• selecting at least one label set from said source of label sets;
• incorporating said selected toothbrush, said selected at least one end cap, and said selected at least one label set into said selected package, wherein said selected label set is incorporated loosely in said selected package;
• and
• sealing said package.

A method of configuring a toothbrush kit for a particular market, said method comprising:

• identifying a region in which said toothbrush kit will be sold;
• identifying a primary language of said identified region;
• identifying a marketing factor of said identified region;
• and
• selecting components of said toothbrush kit associated with said identified marketing factor.