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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2007
Joe Vazquez, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Thomas J. Boyd, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Rensl Dillon, Ewing, NJ (US);
Gary Gerard Bredael, Langhorne, PA (US);
Craig Anthony Hidalgo, Langhorne, PA (US);
Alexander James Sinton, Doylestown, PA (US);
Thomas John Powers, Titusville, NJ (US);
Joe Vazquez, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Thomas J. Boyd, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Rensl Dillon, Ewing, NJ (US);
Gary Gerard Bredael, Langhorne, PA (US);
Craig Anthony Hidalgo, Langhorne, PA (US);
Alexander James Sinton, Doylestown, PA (US);
Thomas John Powers, Titusville, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An oral care implement includes a head and a plurality of cleaning elements for enhanced cleaning of the teeth and soft tissue of the oral cavity. One tooth cleaning element has a plurality of bristles adapted to clean teeth. Another cleaning element is connected to the head and has structure defining a channel. The channel is configured to direct fluid in contact with the head toward an edge of the head when the implement is moved. The head also defines a reservoir that is configured to receive a dentifrice therein.