Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Replacement head for an oral care implement, and oral care implement and method of utilizing the same
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Application No.: US14852174Application Date: 2015-09-11
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Publication No.: US10022208B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: Hideaki Yoshida , Takashi Torihama , Thomas Edward Mintel , Joseph E. Fattori
- Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY , OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD
- Applicant Address: US NY New York JP Kyoto
- Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY,OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD
- Current Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY,OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York JP Kyoto
- Priority: JP2011-287790 20111228
- Main IPC: A46B7/04
- IPC: A46B7/04 ; A46B13/02 ; A61C17/22 ; A46B5/00 ; A61C17/34

Abstract:
A replacement head for an oral care implement, such as a powered toothbrush, wherein the replacement head utilizes a specially designed structure for coupling the replacement head to an oral care implement body. In one embodiment, the invention can be a replacement head comprising: a head having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements mounted thereto; a tubular sleeve comprising a cavity for receiving a stem of the body, a proximal edge defining an opening into the cavity, and a distal end to which the head is coupled, the tubular sleeve comprising a locking tab for engaging an undercut surface of a locking section of a boss.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160000542A1 Replacement Head for An Oral Care Implement, And Oral Care Implement And Method Of Utilizing The Same Public/Granted day:2016-01-07
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