Oral care implement
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorDouglas J. Hohlbein
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Abstract
An oral care implement comprising tooth cleaning elements and a tissue cleanser. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a head and a handle; a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from a first face of the head; a receiving cavity formed into a second face of the head opposite the first face; and a soft tissue cleanser formed of an elastomeric material that is injection molded into the receiving cavity to bond the soft tissue cleanser to the head, the soft tissue cleanser comprising a plurality of projections extending beyond the second face of the head.
Claims17
An oral care implement comprising:
- a head and a handle;
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from a first face of the head;
- a receiving cavity formed into a second face of the head opposite the first face;
- a soft tissue cleanser formed of an elastomeric material that is injection molded into the receiving cavity, the soft tissue cleanser comprising a plurality of projections;
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- one or more peg members extending from a lower base surface of the receiving cavity, the soft tissue cleanser comprising one or more complementary apertures that receive the one or more peg members and expose tops of the one or more peg members.
An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle;
- a head having a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from a first face of the head;
- a receiving cavity formed into a second face of the head opposite the first face, the receiving cavity comprising a peripheral sidewall extending away from a lower base surface;
- a soft tissue cleanser formed of an elastomeric material that is injection molded into the receiving cavity to bond the soft tissue cleanser to the head, the soft tissue cleanser comprising a plurality of nubs that extend beyond the second face of the head;
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- at least one peg member aligned along the longitudinal axis and extending from the lower base surface of the receiving cavity, the soft tissue cleanser comprising at least one complementary aperture that exposes a top of the at least one peg member.
An oral care implement comprising:
- a head and a handle, the head having a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from a first face of the head;
- a soft tissue cleanser on the head opposite the first face, the soft tissue cleanser formed of an elastomeric material that is injection molded to the head to bond the soft tissue cleanser to the head, the soft tissue cleanser comprising a plurality of projections;
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- at least one peg member aligned along the longitudinal axis and extending from the head, the soft tissue cleanser comprising at least one complementary aperture that exposes a top of the at least one peg member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.