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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Brian G. Worthington, Dunellen, NJ (US);
Sharon Kennedy, Randallstown, MD (US);
Eduardo Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An oral care implement having an internal reservoir and improved leakage prevention. In one embodiment, the invention can be a toothbrush comprising: a handle () comprising an internal reservoir (); a head coupled to the handle; an annular neck () extending from the handle, the annular neck having an inner surface () defining a passageway () into the internal reservoir; an end cap () comprising: a cap body () defining a cap socket () and comprising an annular wall () and an end portion (); an annular plug wall () defining a central chamber (), the annular plug wall protruding from the end portion into a cap socket to form an annular chamber () between an outer surface () of the annular plug wall and an inner surface () of the annular wall; and a first annular seal member () protruding from the outer surface of the annular plug wall; and the end cap coupled to the handle to seal the passageway in a fluid-tight manner.