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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2006
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Thomas Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Bruce Russell, Howell, NJ (US);
Kenneth Waguespack, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Urs Troxler, Schlierbach, CH;
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Thomas Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Bruce Russell, Howell, NJ (US);
Kenneth Waguespack, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Urs Troxler, Schlierbach, CH;
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A toothbrush includes a head and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements for enhanced cleaning of the teeth. The tooth cleaning elements include cleaning elements that define a radial array arrangement for better retention of the dentifrice. A radial array may be strategically disposed in an off-axis arrangement within other cleaning elements on the head.