Oral Care Implement Having Fluid Delivery System
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsJohn GATZEMEYER, Thomas BOYD, Eduardo JIMENEZ, Bruce RUSSELL
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Abstract
An oral care implement that delivers a fluid from a reservoir to an applicator by capillary action. The oral care implement may include a head and a handle, the head having tooth cleaning elements extending therefrom. There may also be a reservoir storing a fluid and an applicator on the head. Finally, a delivery member may extend from the reservoir to the applicator. The delivery member may include a capillary tube that draws the fluid from the reservoir to the applicator by capillary action.
Claims19
An oral care implement comprising:
- a head and a handle, the head having at least one tooth cleaning element extending therefrom;
- a reservoir storing a fluid;
- an applicator in or on the head;
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- a delivery member extending from the reservoir to the applicator, the delivery member comprising a capillary tube that draws the fluid from the reservoir to the applicator by capillary action.
An oral care implement comprising:
- a head and a handle, the head having a front surface and an opposing rear surface, a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the front surface;
- a reservoir storing a fluid;
- an applicator in or on the head, the applicator formed from a porous or fibrous material;
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- an opening fluidly connecting the fluid in the reservoir with the applicator so that the fluid can flow from the reservoir to the applicator.
An oral care implement comprising:
- a head and a handle, the head having at least one tooth cleaning element extending therefrom;
- a reservoir storing a fluid;
- an outlet on the head;
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- a delivery member extending from the reservoir to the applicator, the delivery member comprising a capillary tube that draws the fluid from the reservoir to the outlet by capillary action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.