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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 11, 2019
Applicant:

The Gillette Company Llc, Boston, MA (US);

Inventors:

Uwe Jungnickel, Königstein, DE;

Jens Alinski, Kelkheim, DE;

Assignee:

The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/00 (2006.01); A46B 5/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/006 (2013.01); A46B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61C 13/0006 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0039 (2013.01); B29L 2031/425 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for manufacturing an oral care implement comprising a handle, a connector, and a head repeatedly attachable to and detachable from the handle via the connector. The method includes the steps of injection molding of at least a part of the handle having a distal end and a proximal end opposite thereto and comprising a hollow portion; injection molding of at least a part of the connector having an outer lateral surface and a recess therein, the recess forming a cavity within the connector; injection molding of at least a part of the head; inserting the connector into the hollow portion of the handle and fixing the connector therein by gluing, welding, and/or press-fitting.


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