Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oral care implement
- Patent Title (中): 口腔护理器具
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Application No.: US13992268Application Date: 2010-12-21
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Publication No.: US08959696B2Publication Date: 2015-02-24
- Inventor: Wen Jin Xi , Liu Yu , Jian Rong Zhou
- Applicant: Wen Jin Xi , Liu Yu , Jian Rong Zhou
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Current Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agent Ryan M. Flandro
- International Application: PCT/CN2010/002109 WO 20101221
- International Announcement: WO2012/083489 WO 20120628
- Main IPC: A46B7/06
- IPC: A46B7/06 ; A46B9/04 ; A61C17/00 ; A46B5/00 ; A46B9/06

Abstract:
An oral care implement, such as a toothbrush. In one aspect, the invention is an oral care implement comprising a handle and a head. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements may extend from a front surface of the head, which is formed by a plurality of spaced-apart segments formed of a rigid material, wherein the plurality of segments include a cruciform segment integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the handle, a first pair of segments located on opposite sides of a longitudinal portion of the cruciform segment, and a second pair of segments located on opposite sides of the longitudinal portion of the cruciform segment, the first pair of segments located on an opposite side of a transverse portion of the cruciform segment from the second pair of segments. The segments of the first and second pairs are flexibly connected to the cruciform segment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130255021A1 ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT Public/Granted day:2013-10-03
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