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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2014
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Eduardo Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Robert Moskovich, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Sharon Kennedy, Randallstown, MD (US);
John Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Michael Rooney, Millburn, NJ (US);
Joachim Storz, Zell am See, AT;
Raimund Klausegger, Vienna, AT;
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An oral care implement such as a toothbrush includes a head defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements supported by the toothbrush head. The tooth cleaning elements preferably include at least one tooth polishing unit having a polishing element including a supporting base and a flexible tooth polishing head extending angularly from the base and defining a polishing surface. In a preferred embodiment, the polishing element is made of an elastomeric material. In some embodiments, the polishing element may be comprised of a plurality of individual polishing members.