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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2020
Applicant:

Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jiang Zhou, Yangzhou, CN;

Yanmei Ji, Jiangsu, CN;

Tonny He, Yangzhou, CN;

Assignee:

Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/22 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/227 (2013.01); A46B 15/0012 (2013.01); A61C 17/221 (2013.01); A61C 17/222 (2013.01);
Abstract

An oral care implement handle () having a gripping portion () and an oral care refill head () that is detachably coupled thereto. The oral care implement handle () may include the gripping portion () and a rocker unit () which includes a stem (), a motor (), and a motor chassis (). The rocker unit () may be pivotably mounted within the gripping portion () so that upon pressure being applied an oral care refill head () which is coupled to the stem () that exceeds a pressure threshold, the rocker unit () may be altered from a normal position to an excessive pressure position. When in the excessive pressure position, the rocker unit () may actuate an actuator element () of a control unit () to initiate generation of a user perceptible signal.


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