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US 8,499,397 B2Granted
Oral care implement with customizable element
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsJohn Gatzemeyer, Eduardo Jimenez
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Abstract
An oral care implement with an oral care region having cleaning elements for engaging oral tissue and a body for gripping the implement including a handle with a front and a removable faceplate is described. The removable faceplate may be transparent or translucent and may also include design features. The faceplate may provide protection to a user inscription surface on one of the surfaces of the handle which is may be configured to receive user indicia that may later be removed and further indicia provided.
Claims9
A motorized electric oral care implement, comprising:
- an oral care region having cleaning elements for engaging oral tissue;
- a body for gripping the implement including a handle having a removable faceplate, the faceplate overlying at least a portion of a major surface of the handle when the faceplate is in an attached state;
- an electric power source within the handle;
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- wherein the faceplate and the handle are complementary configured with electrical connectors so that the faceplate is electrically coupled to the electrical power source when the faceplate is in the attached state and further wherein the faceplate includes a feature that is powered by the electrical power source when the faceplate is in the attached state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.