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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phillip M. Braun, Exeter, RI (US);
Amit Birla, Mansfield, MA (US);
Ronald R. Duff, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Karen Claire, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gillette Canada Company, Halifax, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/04 ;
Abstract
An oral device is provided that includes a handle, a head, extending from the handle and having a pair of elongated arms that include opposed surfaces; and a pair of opposed cleaning elements, mounted on the opposed surfaces, the cleaning elements being constructed and positioned to be inserting into the interproximal regions of a user's mouth when the oral is moved back and forth over the user's teeth. Each of the cleaning elements are positioned at an acute angle with respect to an interproximal line defined through the interproximal region.