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US 8,387,197 B2Granted
Oral care implement having an adjustable mass centroid
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsRobert Moskovich, Eduardo Jimenez
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Abstract
An oral care implement or toothbrush includes a head and a tooth cleaning element. The oral care implement's mass centroid may be adjusted to guard against the application of excessive force against a user's teeth. Adjustment may be performed using a variety of systems and mechanisms including adjustment of a weight within a portion of the oral care implement. The location of the weight may be modified using a variety of techniques including a screw configuration and/or a slider control.
Claims7
An oral care instrument, comprising:
- a head;
- a handle comprising an object adjustable to a plurality of positions along a longitudinal axis of the handle, wherein the object is configured to modify a location of a mass centroid of the oral care instrument;
- one or more sensors operably coupled to a processor that provides feedback regarding an optimal location of the mass centroid;
- and
- wherein the handle is integrally formed with the head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.