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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Armin Baertschi, Winznau, CH;
Martin Zwimpfer, Luzern, CH;
Robert Moskovich, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/04 (2006.01); A46B 9/00 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 9/005 (2013.01); A46B 15/00 (2013.01); A46B 15/0075 (2013.01); A46B 9/06 (2013.01); A46B 15/0055 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oral care implement including a head, a gum massaging element extending from proximate a peripheral side of the head, and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements positioned on the head. The plurality of tooth cleaning elements including a side tooth cleaning element positioned inwards and adjacent the gum massaging element. The gum massaging element provides transverse support to the side tooth cleaning element during brushing.