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Oral care implement

US9259079B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Colgate-Palmolive Company · US

Inventors

John Gatzemeyer · Fryeburg, US
Madhusudan Patel · Somerville, US
Elizabeth Gittins · Stewartsville, US
Harsh M. Trivedi · Fryeburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2015
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA46B2200/1066
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include a body comprising a head, a handle, and a neck located between the head and the handle, the head having a front surface and an opposite rear surface. Tooth cleaning elements may extend from the front surface of the head. A collecting member may be coupled to the body and a reservoir may be located within the handle or the neck of the body. A fluid pathway may extend from the collecting member to the reservoir so that an oral fluid can pass through the collecting member and into the reservoir for storage.

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