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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Barbara Z. Stawski, Forrest Park, IL (US);
Thomas M. Mindak, Itasca, IL (US);
Philip M. Soukup, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Gordon N. McGrew, Chicago, IL (US);
James C. Clark, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael S. Haas, Naperville, IL (US);
Miguel Perez, Chicago, IL (US);
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A confectionery product comprises a first side and a second side generally opposite to the first side; the second side comprising an abrasive surface that is suitable for scrubbing the top surface of a tongue within the oral cavity. in preferred embodiments the first side is smooth and domed shaped. The abrasive surface may be generally convex and be provided by 1) a formed, uneven surface, 2) by including abrasive particles in the composition making up the second surface, or 3) a combination of a formed, uneven surface and abrasive particles. The confectionery product is preferably a hard confectionery, such as a pressed tablet. Preferred pressed tablets are made from a compressible composition and have at least one abrasive surface suitable for cleaning the surface of a human tongue in an oral cavity.