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 positioned within the receiving cavity, the soft tissue cleanser comprising a base surface that is flush with the second face of the head and a plurality of projections extending beyond the second face of the head.
Claims10
An oral care implement comprising:
- a head having a longitudinal axis 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;
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- 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 apertures extending therethrough and a plural it of projections extending beyond the second face of the head, the plurality of apertures aligned along the longitudinal axis.
An oral care implement comprising:
- a head having a longitudinal axis 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 to bond the soft tissue cleanser to the head, the soft tissue cleanser comprising a base having a front surface and an opposing rear surface and a plurality of apertures extending through the front and rear surfaces of the base, the plurality of apertures aligned along the longitudinal axis;
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- a plurality of protuberances extending from a floor of the receiving cavity, each of the plurality of protuberances extending into a respective one of the plurality of apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.