公开(公告)号：US20190070326A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16124267

申请日：2018-09-07

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： Fan Gang XIE ,  Changxin YOU

IPC: A61L2/10 ,  A46B5/02 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A46B15/00 ,  A46B17/06 ,  B08B7/00 ,  A61L2/26

Abstract: An oral care sterilization system in one embodiment includes an oral care implement and sterilization unit. The oral care implement may be a toothbrush including tooth cleaning elements on a head portion and a first coupling member. The sterilization unit includes a housing and second coupling member that mutually engages the first coupling member to secure the toothbrush to the sterilization unit. Magnetic coupling may be used in one embodiment. The toothbrush may be mounted in a suspended manner from the sterilization unit. A sterilization element such as an ultraviolet light source disposed in the housing irradiates at least the toothbrush head portion to destroy bacterial contamination. In one aspect, the toothbrush and housing each include complementary thematic features sharing a common motif. The motif is of a nature to make brushing and care of the toothbrush more interesting for younger users.