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US 2019/0159582 A1Published application
Oral Care Implement
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsShyamala PILLAI, Remo VILLIGER, Marco BOHNER, Peter ZURFLUH
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Abstract
Described herein is an oral care implement comprising a handle, and a head having a main body that is coupled to the handle, the head comprising a release component coupled to the main body, the release component comprising a water-dissolvable matrix comprising a first polymer having a processing temperature greater than or equal to 150° C., and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements.
Claims24
An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a head having a main body that is coupled to the handle, the head comprising:
- a release component coupled to the main body, the release component comprising a water-dissolvable matrix comprising a first polymer having a processing temperature greater than or equal to 130° C.;
- and
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements.
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An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a head having a main body coupled to the handle, the head comprising:
- a release component comprising a water-dissolvable matrix comprising a graft polymer having units formed from caprolactam, vinyl acetate, and ethylene glycol;
- and
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements.
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An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a head having a main body that is coupled to the handle, the head comprising:
- a front surface and a rear surface,
- a plurality of open cavities are formed into the rear surface of the head,
- a release component coupled to the main body positioned in at least one of the plurality of open-ended cavities;
- and
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements;
- wherein the release component comprises a water-dissolvable matrix comprising a first polymer having a processing temperature greater than or equal to 130° C.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.