ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT COMPRISING MIRROR AND LIGHT DISTRIBUTIVE ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
First Claim
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1. An oral care implement comprising:
- a body comprising a handle portion and a head portion;
a mirror coupled to the body;
a light source coupled to the body adjacent the mirror; and
a light transmissive elastomeric material coupled to the body and overlying the light source.
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Abstract
An oral care implement, such as a toothbrush, that comprises a mirror and a light pipe adjacent the mirror. In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising a body comprising a handle portion and a head portion; a mirror coupled to the body; a light source coupled to the body, and a light pipe coupled to the body and surrounding at least a portion of the mirror, the light pipe operably coupled to the light source to distribute light emitted by the light source through the light pipe.
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29 Claims
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1. An oral care implement comprising:
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a body comprising a handle portion and a head portion; a mirror coupled to the body; a light source coupled to the body adjacent the mirror; and a light transmissive elastomeric material coupled to the body and overlying the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. An oral care implement comprising:
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a body comprising a handle portion and a head portion; a mirror coupled to the body; a light source coupled to the body; and a light pipe coupled to the body and surrounding at least a portion of the mirror, the light pipe operably coupled to the light source to distribute light emitted by the light source through the light pipe. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 24, 25)
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26. A method of forming an oral care implement comprising:
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a) forming a body comprising a handle portion and a head portion; b) coupling a light source to the body; c) coupling a mirror to the body adjacent the light source; and d) coupling a light pipe to the body adjacent the mirror in operable coupling with the light source. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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