ORAL CARE KIT

• US 20140014543A1
• Filed: 04/15/2011
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
• Original Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
• Inventors: Hohlbein, Douglas J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,789,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/368
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/0003 containing only one dose of substance, e.g. single-use toothbrushes
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/0075 Means integral with the brush for opening, puncturing or piercing sealed reservoirs, e.g. on insertion
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/00 Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0063 Brushes with a device for opening containers, e.g. shoes polish A46B11/0093 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0069 Brushes fitted with a interdental devices, e.g. toothpick A46B2200/108 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0091 Container, e.g. bag or box with a collection of various devices
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1066 Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures A61C17/16 takes precedence; bristles arrangements for toothbrushes A46B9/04
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/527 Tear-lines for separating a package into individual packages B65D1/30, B65D21/0206, B65D75/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/5822 and defining, after tearing, a small dispensing spout, a small orifice or the like

Abstract

An oral care kit includes a sachet having a ring shaped reservoir for an oral care material configured around a central opening. The sachet has a first weakened portion for forming a dispensing nozzle. The oral care kit also includes an oral care implement sized so that a portion of the oral care implement fits through the central opening. The oral care implement is configured to be used to tear the first weakened portion of the reservoir.

Claims

1. An oral care kit, comprising:

a sachet having a ring shaped reservoir for an oral care material configured around a central opening, the sachet having a first weakened portion for forming a dispensing nozzle, and

an oral care implement sized so that a portion of the oral care implement fits through the central opening, the oral care implement configured to be used to tear the first weakened portion of the reservoir.

2. The oral care kit of claim 1, wherein the first weakened portion is a notch, lit, or perforation.

3. The oral care kit of claim 1, further comprising a package, wherein the sachet is arranged around the oral care implement within the package, so that the oral care implement extends through the central opening.

4. The oral care kit of claim 3, wherein the oral care implement includes a head that extends through the central opening.

5. The oral care kit of claim 1, wherein first weakened portion of the ring shaped reservoir has a reduced width, for forming a nozzle when the first weakened portion is torn.

6. The oral care kit of claim 1, wherein the ring shaped reservoir subtends an angle of 270 degrees to 330 degrees around the central opening.

7. The oral care kit of claim 1, wherein the ring shaped reservoir subtends an angle of 300 degrees to 330 degrees around the central opening.

8. The oral care kit of claim 1, wherein the sachet is formed of a polymer film.

9. The oral care kit of any one of the preceding claims claim 1, wherein the polymer film comprises one of:

polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polychlorotrifluoro ethylene, or cyclic olefin copolymer.

10. The oral care kit of any one of the preceding claims claim 1, wherein a second weakened portion is provided at an outer edge of the sachet.