Oral care implement and method of manufacturing an oral care implement
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorDouglas J. Hohlbein
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Abstract
An oral care implement is provided. The implement comprises: a handle having a core (118) comprising recycled material and a cover (112) enveloping the core (118); and a head comprising at least one cleaning element, the head (120) being connected to, or connectable to, the handle. Also provided is a method of manufacturing an oral care implement, the method comprising: providing recycled material; and enveloping the recycled material with cover material to form a handle of the oral care implement, the handle having a core comprising the recycled material and a cover comprising the cover material enveloping the core.
Claims22
A method of manufacturing an oral care implement comprising a handle and a head, the method comprising:
- forming a core of the handle from a recycled material;
- and
- surrounding an entirety of the recycled material of the core with a cover material so that no portion of the core is exposed, the cover material forming the head and an exposed portion of the handle of the oral care implement;
- wherein surrounding the entirety of the recycled material of the core comprises overmolding the core with the cover material.
A method of manufacturing an oral care implement comprising a handle and a head, the method comprising:
- forming a core of the handle from a recycled material comprising forming the recycled material into a shape to create the core;
- and
- surrounding an entirety of the recycled material of the core with a cover material so that no portion of the core is exposed, the cover material forming the head and an exposed portion of the handle of the oral care implement;
- wherein the forming comprises extruding the recycled material.
A method of manufacturing an oral care implement comprising a handle and a head, the method comprising:
- forming a core of the handle from a recycled material comprising forming the recycled material into a shape to create the core;
- and
- surrounding an entirety of the recycled material of the core with a cover material so that no portion of the core is exposed, the cover material forming the head and an exposed portion of the handle of the oral care implement;
- wherein the recycled material is foamed.
A method of manufacturing an oral care implement comprising a handle and a head, the method comprising:
- forming a core of the handle from a recycled material;
- and
- surrounding an entirety of the recycled material of the core with a cover material so that no portion of the core is exposed, the cover material forming the head and an exposed portion of the handle of the oral care implement;
- wherein surrounding the entirety of the recycled material of the core comprises surrounding the recycled material of the core with the cover material while the recycled material of the core is in a flowable state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.