Oral Care Instrument
AssigneeBraun GmbH
InventorsUwe Jungnickel, Niclas Altmann
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Abstract
An oral hygiene implement is described herein. The oral hygiene implement has a handle; a head, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. The head has a plurality of contact elements. A sealing element is positioned between the handle and the neck. The sealing element is translucent. An indication element is positioned between the adjacent the sealing element. A light emitting source provides electromagnetic energy to the indication element, and the electromagnetic energy passes through the sealing element.
Claims19
An oral hygiene implement comprising a handle, a head, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head, the head comprising a plurality of contact elements, the oral hygiene implement further comprising:
- an indication element disposed between the handle and the neck wherein the indication element at least partially surrounds the handle having an outer periphery wherein the indication element provides a signal to a user indicating one or more conditions wherein the signal is a light;
- an output source in signal communication with the indication element wherein the output source emits a light;
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- a reflective core disposed within the indication element, wherein the reflective core redirects light from the output source to the outer periphery of the indication element and wherein the reflective core comprises a polished area having a face
- wherein the light emitted by the indication element is greater than about 20 percent of the light provided by the output source.
An oral hygiene implement comprising a handle, a head, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head, the head comprising a plurality of contact elements, the oral hygiene implement further comprising:
- an indication element having an outer periphery;
- an output source in signal communication with the indication element;
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- a reflective core disposed within the indication element, wherein the reflective core redirects light from the output source to the outer periphery of the indication element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.