Oral care implement having a decorative member and a method of forming the same
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorDouglas J. Hohlbein
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Abstract
An oral car implement (100) having a decorative member (150) recessed in a handle (120) of the oral care implement and having at least a portion thereof exposed via an aperture (140), and a method of forming the same. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement (120) comprising: a handle having a longitudinal axis and a head (110) connected to the handle; the handle comprising a first transverse section (122) and a second transverse section (121), the first transverse section coupled to the second transverse section; a decorative member disposed between the first transverse section and the second transverse section; and an aperture extending through the first transverse section that exposes at least a portion of the decorative member.
Claims27
An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle having a longitudinal axis and a head connected to the handle;
- the handle comprising a first transverse section and a second transverse section, the first transverse section coupled to the second transverse section;
- a decorative member having a first portion that is sandwiched between a bottom surface of the first transverse section and a top surface of the second transverse section;
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- an aperture extending through the first transverse section that exposes a second portion of the decorative member;
- wherein the aperture forms a basin in the first transverse section, a top surface of the decorative member forming a floor of the basin, and the basin comprising a wall extending upward from the floor of the basin and terminating at an outer surface of the first transverse section.
A method of forming an oral care implement comprising:
- a) forming a first transverse section of a handle of the oral care implement;
- b) applying a decorative member to the first transverse section;
- c) forming a second transverse section of the handle on the first transverse section after the first transverse section is formed and the decorative member is applied to the first transverse section, the decorative member disposed between the first and second transverse sections, and the second transverse section comprising an aperture through which at least a portion of the decorative member is exposed, wherein the aperture forms a basin in the second transverse section, a top surface of the decorative member forming a floor of the basin, and the basin comprising a wall extending upward from the floor of the basin and terminating at an outer surface of the second transverse section.
An oral care implement comprising:
- a handle having a longitudinal axis and a head connected to the handle;
- the handle comprising a first transverse section and a second transverse section, the first transverse section coupled to a top surface of the second transverse section;
- a decorative member selected from the group consisting of a single layer laminate, a double layer laminate, and printed indicia positioned on the top surface of the second transverse section;
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- an aperture extending through the first transverse section that exposes at least a portion of the decorative member,
- wherein the aperture forms a basin in the first transverse section, a top surface of the decorative member forming a floor of the basin, and the basin comprising a wall extending upward from the floor of the basin and terminating at an outer surface of the first transverse section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.