Oral Care Implement Having Diverging Cleaning Elements
First Claim
1. An oral care implement comprising:
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a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and an axis extending from the first surface; and
a plurality of cleaning elements extending from the first surface of the head and arranged in a ring about the axis, wherein each of the cleaning elements extends from the first surface of the head at an inclined orientation so as to radially diverge from the axis;
a cleaning element wall extending from the first surface of the head, the cleaning element wall circumferentially surrounding the plurality of cleaning elements; and
the cleaning elements extending beyond a top surface of the cleaning element wall.
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Abstract
An oral care implement implementing a cleaning element arrangement having diverging cleaning elements. In one aspect, the invention is an oral care implement comprising a handle and a head. A plurality of cleaning elements extend from the first surface of the head so as to form a ring about an axis extending from the first surface of the head. Each of the cleaning elements extend from the first surface of the head at an inclined orientation so as to radially diverge from the axis. In one embodiment, a cleaning element wall also extends from the first surface of the head and circumferentially surrounds the plurality of cleaning elements. In another aspect, the invention may be an apparatus for incorporation into an ansate oral care implement that utilizes the aforementioned arrangement of cleaning elements.
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28 Claims
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1. An oral care implement comprising:
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a handle; a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and an axis extending from the first surface; and a plurality of cleaning elements extending from the first surface of the head and arranged in a ring about the axis, wherein each of the cleaning elements extends from the first surface of the head at an inclined orientation so as to radially diverge from the axis; a cleaning element wall extending from the first surface of the head, the cleaning element wall circumferentially surrounding the plurality of cleaning elements; and the cleaning elements extending beyond a top surface of the cleaning element wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An oral care implement comprising:
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a handle; a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a first surface and second surface opposite the first surface; and a plurality of cleaning elements extending from the first surface of the head and forming a ring about an axis, wherein each of the cleaning elements extend from the first surface of the head at an inclined orientation so as to radially diverge from the axis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An oral care implement comprising:
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a handle; a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the second surface; a hollow cleaning element cone extending from the first surface of the head, the hollow cleaning element cone circumferentially surrounding an axis extending from the first surface of the head, wherein the hollow cleaning element cone extends from the first surface of the head so as to radially diverge from the axis; and a cleaning element wall extending from the first surface of the head and circumferentially surrounding the hollow cleaning element cone. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An oral care implement comprising:
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a handle; a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a first surface; a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart cleaning elements extending from the first surface of the head and arranged equidistant from an axis extending from the first surface of the head, wherein the cleaning elements extend from the first surface of the head at an inclined orientation so as to radially diverge from the axis; and a cleaning element wall extending from the first surface of the head and circumferentially surrounding the plurality of cleaning elements.
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