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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Kelly Gail Duncan, Washington, NJ (US);
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An oral care implement having an applicator and a cover member. In one aspect, the invention is an oral care implement comprising: a handle body extending along a longitudinal axis from a distal end to a proximal end; an applicator at the proximal end of the handle body, the applicator fluidly coupled to a reservoir containing an oral care material; a cover member having a cap portion, the cap portion comprising a resilient valve that is self-biased into a closed state so as to enclose the applicator; and wherein relative positioning between the applicator and the cover member can be altered between: (1) a storage state in which the cap portion of the cover member encloses the applicator and the resilient valve is in the closed state; and (2) an application state in which the applicator extends through the resilient valve and the resilient valve is in an open state.