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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Phillip Maurice Braun, Exeter, RI (US);
Thomas Aurele Christman, Greenwood, VA (US);
Thomas Craig Masterman, Brookline, MA (US);
Karen Lynn Claire-zimmet, Kronberg, DE;
Ronald Richard Duff, Jr., Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Stephanie Brown, Peabody, MA (US);
William Ralph Brown, Jr., Peabody, MA (US);
Phillip Maurice Braun, Exeter, RI (US);
Thomas Aurele Christman, Greenwood, VA (US);
Thomas Craig Masterman, Brookline, MA (US);
Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Kronberg, DE;
Ronald Richard Duff, Jr., Shrewsbury, MA (US);
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.