Oral Care Implement
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsEduardo JIMENEZ, Kenneth WAGUESPACK, Robert MOSKOVICH
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Abstract
An oral care implement having a head with a soft tissue cleanser thereon. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement including a handle and a head coupled to the handle, the head comprising a front surface; a rear surface opposite the front surface; a peripheral surface extending between the rear surface and the front surface; a first elastomeric soft tissue cleanser comprising a bumper portion that extends along the peripheral surface, the bumper portion comprising an undulating upper edge that includes a plurality of high points protruding above the rear surface and a plurality of low points located at or below the rear surface; and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the front surface.
Claims20
An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a head coupled to the handle, the head comprising:
- a front surface;
- a rear surface opposite the front surface;
- a peripheral surface extending between the rear surface and the front surface;
- a first elastomeric soft tissue cleanser comprising a bumper portion that extends along the peripheral surface, the bumper portion comprising an undulating upper edge that includes a plurality of high points protruding above the rear surface and a plurality of low points located at or below the rear surface;
- and
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the front surface.
An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle;
- a head coupled to the handle, the head comprising:
- a front surface;
- a rear surface opposite the front surface;
- a peripheral surface extending between the rear surface and the front surface, the peripheral surface and the rear surface intersecting to form a perimeter of the rear surface of the head;
- a base formed of a hard material, the base comprising an exposed annular surface that forms a portion of the rear surface of the head;
- a first elastomeric soft tissue cleanser coupled to the base, the first elastomeric soft tissue cleanser comprising a bumper portion on the peripheral surface, the bumper portion comprising a plurality of lower portions on the peripheral surface and a plurality of raised portions protruding above the rear surface along the perimeter;
- a second elastomeric soft tissue cleanser coupled to the base on the rear surface of the head, the exposed annular surface of the base circumscribing the second elastomeric soft tissue cleanser, the second elastomeric soft tissue cleanser comprising a plurality of protuberances that extend from the rear surface;
- the first and second elastomeric soft tissue cleansers being separate and distinct components from one another;
- and
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the front surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.