Oral care implement having flexibly supported cleaning elements extending in opposite directions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8151397
APP PUB NO 20090025165A1
SERIAL NO

12146913

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An oral care implement is provided includes a head platform having a plurality of faces with cleaning elements extending therefrom. The oral care implement can have flexibly mounted cleaning elements extending in opposite directions. The oral care implement can include a handle and a head with tooth cleaning elements extending from fixed pods and one or more central pods suspended between the fixed pods via a bridge. The bridge may be formed from an elastomer and permit the one or more central pods to move from an initial position toward and away from the head platform during use. The one or more central pods can include first cleaning elements extending in a first direction toward the first face and second cleaning elements extending in a second direction opposite the first direction. The second cleaning elements can extend through one or more apertures in the head platform.

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  • COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hohlbein, Douglas Pennington, US 123 2673
Moskovich, Robert East Brunswick, US 317 7560
Russell, Bruce Howell, US 25 850

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