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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Hideaki Yoshida, Muko, JP;
Takashi Torihama, Kyoto, JP;
Thomas Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Joseph Fattori, East Sandwich, MA (US);
Hideaki Yoshida, Muko, JP;
Takashi Torihama, Kyoto, JP;
Thomas Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Joseph Fattori, East Sandwich, MA (US);
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A replacement head for an oral care implement, such as a powered toothbrush, wherein the replacement head utilizes a specially designed structure for coupling the replacement head to an oral care implement body. In one embodiment, the invention can be a replacement head comprising: a head having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements mounted thereto; a tubular sleeve comprising a cavity for receiving a stem of the body, a proximal edge defining an opening into the cavity, and a distal end to which the head is coupled, the tubular sleeve comprising a locking tab for engaging an undercut surface of a locking section of a boss.