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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2020
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Gerald Gontarz, Spotswood, NJ (US);
Patrik Johansson, Hoboken, NJ (US);
John Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Douglas Hohlbein, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Daniel Wainless, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Brian Bloch, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Najma Khan, Somerset, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A toothbrush includes a handle, a head at a distal end of the handle comprising a bristle plate, a hole extending through the bristle plate, a plurality of bristles at least partially disposed in the hole and extending from the hole in a direction away from the head, and a reservoir in fluid communication with the hole. Fluid in the reservoir enters the tuft holes and is wicked out of the head of the toothbrushes by capillaries formed between the bristles.