Oral care implement
First Claim
1. An oral care implement comprising:
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a head attached to the handle, the head having a face on a first side thereof;
a flexible support attached to the head; and
a plurality of cleaning elements attached to the flexible support and projecting outwardly from the face, the cleaning elements including bristles and wall-like elements and being movable in the outward direction from the head in which the bristles extend.
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Abstract
An oral care implement is provided having a handle and a head with a soft tissue cleanser and/or tooth cleaning elements. The tooth cleaning elements may be attached to a flexible support on the head and be outwardly movable from the head. The cleaning elements may include a column-shaped bristle at the central portion of the flexible support, and may further include a row of first cleaning elements traversing a central region of the flexible support. The soft tissue cleanser may include a plurality of projections for cleaning the soft tissue and may have an elongate ridge projecting from the head in generally the same direction as the projections. The handle may include a base with a gripping region and a projection protruding from the base in the gripping region. The handle may also have a grip surface with a plurality of spaced slot openings exposing portions of the base.
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36 Claims
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1. An oral care implement comprising:
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a handle;
a head attached to the handle, the head having a face on a first side thereof;
a flexible support attached to the head; and
a plurality of cleaning elements attached to the flexible support and projecting outwardly from the face, the cleaning elements including bristles and wall-like elements and being movable in the outward direction from the head in which the bristles extend. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An oral care implement comprising:
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a handle;
a head attached to the handle, the head having a first face and substantially opposite second face, the head having a flexible support on the first face and a plurality of cleaning elements mounted to the flexible support; and
a soft tissue cleanser on the second face of the head for cleansing soft tissue in a user'"'"'s mouth, the soft tissue cleanser including a plurality of projections protruding outwardly from the head for removal of microbial and other debris from the soft tissue. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. An oral care implement comprising:
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a handle;
a head attached to the handle, the head having a first face and substantially opposite second face, the head having a flexible support on the first face and a plurality of cleaning elements mounted to the flexible support extending outwardly from the face, the flexible support being movable outward and inward in the direction from the face in which the cleaning elements extend, the inward and outward movement of the flexible support imparting movement to the cleaning elements attached thereto;
a soft tissue cleanser on the second face of the head for cleansing soft tissue in a user'"'"'s mouth, the soft tissue cleanser including a plurality of projections protruding outwardly from the head for removal of microbial and other debris from the soft tissue, the projections including an elongate ridge and a plurality of ridges and nubs.
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27. A toothbrush comprising:
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a handle;
a head having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly from the head in a first direction; and
a soft tissue cleanser disposed about the cleaning elements on the head. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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Specification