公开(公告)号：US10426252B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15503645

申请日：2014-08-14

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： Robert Moskovich ,  Matthew Kolb

IPC: B65D35/00 ,  A46B11/00 ,  A46B9/04 ,  B65D35/28 ,  B65D35/46

Abstract: An oral care system includes a dispenser comprising a product tube having a reservoir containing an oral care material and an outlet. In one embodiment, the dispenser may be configured for detachable coupling to a toothbrush. A compression device engages the product tube and pressurizes the tube contents. The oral care material may be dispensed by actuating a valve fluidly coupled to the reservoir and outlet. In one embodiment, actuating the valve includes a flow orifice movable into and out of a flow path through the dispenser. Oral care material may be dispensed by positioning the orifice in the flow path in which the pressurized material flows outwards the product tube. To stop the flow of oral care material, the orifice is removed from the flow path which blocks the path. An operating button is provided in one embodiment to change position of the flow orifice.

公开(公告)号：US10342325B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15503650

申请日：2014-08-14

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： Robert Moskovich ,  Matthew Kolb

IPC: A46B11/00 ,  A46B9/04

Abstract: An oral care system includes a toothbrush and a dispenser detachably coupled to the toothbrush. The dispenser includes a chamber containing an oral care material. A compression device assembly includes an actuator operably coupled to a compression device movably mounted inside the dispenser. In one embodiment, the actuator may be a ratcheting rocker switch that alternatingly engages gear racks formed on the dispenser housing. Actuating the rocker switch imparts pivotable and indexed linear motion to the switch. This in turn axially translates the compression device in a first longitudinal direction thereby compressing and extruding the oral care material from the dispenser. The corresponding indexed movement of the compression device dispenses predetermined doses of the oral care material providing precise control over the amount of oral care material dispensed.