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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2006
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Kenneth Waguespack, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Steven M. Sorrel, New York, NY (US);
Bruce M. Russell, Howell, NJ (US);
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Kenneth Waguespack, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Steven M. Sorrel, New York, NY (US);
Bruce M. Russell, Howell, NJ (US);
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 loop arrangement for better retention of the dentifrice, a central cleaning element disposed within the loop, two opposing arcuate cleaning elements disposed on opposite sides of the loop, peripheral cleaning element with a stepped and tapered construction, elongate distal cleaning elements, and proximal cleaning elements.