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US 7,607,189 B2Granted
Oral care implement
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorRobert Moskovich
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Abstract
An oral care implement including a handle and a head with a tongue cleanser. The tongue cleanser has at least one ridge which is at least as wide as it is high. In one preferred construction, the ridges are shaped so as to define a concave surface facing generally toward the handle. The ridges also preferably include aligned segments from front to back that are oriented at different angular positions.
Claims9
An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle;
- a head having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end and a first surface;
- a first set of V-shaped ridges protruding outward from the first surface for cleansing soft oral tissue, the first set of V-shaped ridges located at the proximal end of the head;
- a second set of V-shaped ridges protruding outward from the first surface for cleansing soft oral tissue, the second set of V-shaped ridges located at the distal end of the head;
- a third set of curved ridges protruding outward from the first surface for cleansing soft oral tissue, the third set of curved ridges located between the first and second sets of V-shaped ridges;
- each of the curved ridges having a concave side facing the handle and an opposite convex side;
- each of the V-shaped ridges having an apex pointing away from the handle;
- wherein the first set of V-shaped ridges, the second set of V-shaped ridges and the third set of curved ridges are aligned along the longitudinal axis of the head;
- and
- wherein each of the curved ridges and each of the V-shaped ridges have a transverse width and a height, the transverse width being greater than the height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.