Colgate Palmolive Company

Felix Mueller

Robert Moskovich

Wen Jin Xi

Joachim Storz

Guang Sheng Guo

Stephen Nelson

An oral care implement including an elongated body having a head portion supporting plurality of tooth cleaning elements and a handle portion defining an outer surface. A grip control component is disposed on the handle portion and includes a pair of transversely spaced apart control surfaces separated by a longitudinally extending channel. The control surfaces are elevated above the outer surface of the handle portion and positioned to engage a user's thumb. The control component is operable to tilt the head portion at an upward or downward angle relative to a vertical plane of a user's teeth when the control component is grasped between the user's thumb and forefinger for producing a proper brushing angle at the gum line.

Oral care implement

An oral care implement () in one embodiment includes an elongated body () comprising a head portion () supporting plurality of tooth cleaning elements () and a handle portion () defining an outer surface (). A grip control component () is disposed on the handle portion () and includes a pair of transversely spaced apart control surfaces () separated by a longitudinally extending channel (). The control surfaces () are elevated above the outer surface () of the handle portion () and positioned to engage a user's thumb. The control component () is operable to tilt the head portion () at an upward or downward angle relative to a vertical plane of a user's teeth when the control component () is grasped between the user's thumb and forefinger for producing a proper brushing angle at the gum line.

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Felix Mueller