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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2018
The Gillette Company Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Armin Tschol, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Benedikt Heil, Eschborn, DE;
Aycan Sentürk Andersson, Frankfurt, DE;
Stephanie Venzke, Wiesbaden, DE;
Marlis Hübner, Mason, OH (US);
The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
An oral care implement comprises a head and a handle made of a first material. The handle has a distal end and a proximal end closest to the head. The handle comprises a thumb rest made of a second material, the second material being different from the first material. The thumb rest comprises an area from about 202 mmto about 360 mmand has a concave shape. The thumb rest comprises a portion being inclined with respect to a remaining portion of the thumb rest by an angle α of about 20° to about 25°, the angle α being defined by a first line and a second line. The first line extends between a most elevated point and a lowest point of the thumb rest, and the second line extends between the lowest point and an end point of the thumb rest, the end point of the thumb rest being closest to the distal end of the handle.