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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Donghui Wu, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Alan Sorrentino, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Robert Moskovich, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Eduardo Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Kenneth Waguespack, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Douglas Joseph Hohlbein, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Matthew Lee Kolb, Upper Black Eddy, PA (US);
Paul Donald Carse, Milford, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An oral care implement having a body comprising a handle and a head, the body having a cavity, and the head having at least one oral care element extending therefrom; a movable wall in the cavity that divides the cavity into first and second reservoirs, the first reservoir for storing an oral care fluid; a fluid outlet through which the oral care fluid is dispensable to an exterior of the oral care implement; a passageway fluidly connecting the first reservoir with the fluid outlet; a control valve movable between a first position and a second position for preventing and permitting fluid flow from the first reservoir, respectively; a first opening fluidly connecting the second reservoir with the exterior of the oral care implement; and a first check valve for permitting and restricting air flow into and out of the second reservoir from the exterior.