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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Michael Charles Rooney, Shanghai, CN;
Luca Casini, Milan, IT;
Jacob Pringiers, Milan, IT;
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Michael Charles Rooney, Shanghai, CN;
Luca Casini, Milan, IT;
Jacob Pringiers, Milan, IT;
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An oral care implement has an improved handle for control. The handle may include a gripping region having a grip surface with a plurality of spaced slot openings exposing portions of the base. In one construction, the handle may have an inclined portion and a grip body extending through a base of the handle. The grip body forms opposite finger grips on the inclined portion of the handle. In one construction, the handle may include a grip element which provides shifting of a mass centroid of the handle during use. In another construction, the handle includes a resilient grip body and the handle includes an aperture extend through the handle. Aperture has an inclined surface for engaging a resilient grip body.