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US 2010/0160856 A1Published application
Oral Care Implement
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsDouglas J. Hohlbein, Chi Shing Wong
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Abstract
An oral care implement with a handle includes a head with a releasable material (e.g., an oral medicament) and a tissue cleaner for cleaning the soft tissues and removing odor-causing bacteria from the mouth. In one arrangement, the releasable material is disposed on the surface of the tissue cleaner. In one arrangement, the releasable material is disposed behind the tissue cleaner. In one arrangement, the releasable material is incorporated in the composition of the tissue cleaner.
Claims20
An oral care implement comprising
- a handle;
- a resilient tissue cleaner attached to an end of the handle, the tissue cleaner having a plurality of columnar tissue engaging elements extending therefrom;
- and
- a releasable material coated on a surface of the resilient tissue cleaner and being releasable into the mouth of a user during use.
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An oral care implement, comprising:
- a handle;
- a tissue cleaner disposed at an end of the handle, the tissue cleaner comprising a plurality of tissue engaging elements extending therefrom, the tissue cleaner comprising an elastomeric material;
- and
- a releasable material disposed on a surface of the tissue cleaner and being releasable into the mouth of a user during use.
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An oral care implement, comprising:
- a handle;
- an elastomeric tissue cleaner at an end of the handle, the elastomeric tissue cleaner including a plurality of elastomeric tissue engaging elements extending therefrom;
- and
- a releasable material disposed on a surface of the tissue cleaner and being releasable into the mouth of a user during use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.