Oral care toothbrush
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsDouglas J. Hohlbein, James Kemp, Alan V. Sorrentino, Thomas Mintel
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Abstract
An oral care toothbrush includes a head mounted to one end of the handle containing a plurality of oral care elements. An oral care accessory is mounted to the opposite end of the handle. An oral care material dispenser is mounted in the head within the cleaning field defined by the oral care elements. The toothbrush is preferably made of small size and of lightweight so as to be readily portable for use away from the home.
Claims71
An oral care toothbrush comprising a handle, a head mounted to one end of said handle, said head having an outer surface, a plurality of oral care elements in an oral care field extending outwardly from said outer surface, and said head having one or more depressions therein to accommodate an oral care material, wherein said one or more depressions in said head are cushioned.
An oral care toothbrush comprising a handle, a head attached to one end of said handle via a snap fitting, said head having an outer surface having an oral care material indentation, a plurality of oral care elements in an oral care field extending outwardly from said outer surface, said toothbrush having an overall length no greater than 5 inches, and said oral care elements extending outwardly from said outer surface of said head a distance no greater than 10 mm, wherein at least some of said oral care elements comprise bristles made of a combination of a resilient and a more rigid material, wherein said resilient material is TPE and said more rigid material is selected from the group consisting of LLDPE, EVA and polypropylene.
A toothbrush comprising a handle, a head attached to one end of said handle, and at least one oral care cleaning element extending outwardly from said head, said head including a cushioned gel capsule receiving depression, and said at least one oral care cleaning element being integrally molded with said head.
A toothbrush comprising:
- a handle,
- a head provided on one end of said handle and a toothpick provided on the opposite end of said handle;
- at least one oral care cleaning element extending outwardly from said head, and
- an oral care material inserted into a concave depression in said head.
An oral care toothbrush comprising a handle, a head mounted to one end of said handle, said head having an outer surface, a plurality of oral care elements in an oral care field extending outwardly from said outer surface, and said head having one or more depressions therein to accommodate an oral care material, wherein at least some of said oral care elements comprise bristles made of a combination of a resilient and a more rigid material;
- wherein said resilient material is TPE and said more rigid material is selected from the group consisting of LLDPE, EVA and polypropylene.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.