US Patent No: 8,156,599
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Oral care implement having a head insert
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Apr 17, 2012
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Oct 3, 2007
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11/866,590
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Abstract
An oral care implement is provided with a head platform having a plurality of faces and an insert retention space formed therebetween. The oral care implement can have an insert disposed within the insert retention space. The oral care implement can further include a transparent or translucent support member on one of the faces and a reflective insert within the insert retention space. The oral care implement can include a plurality of support members on the plurality of faces from which cleaning elements extend. The oral care implement can further include a fluid-permeable and/or air-permeable support member on one of the faces and an insert containing a fluid-permeable and/or air-permeable agent. The oral care implement can be formed by affixing a first AFT-tufted carrier plate to a first face of the head platform and affixing a second AFT-tufted carrier plate to the second face of the head platform.
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| 2004/0255,416 Toothbrush with tongue cleaning member | 68 | 2003 | |
| 7,143,462 Oral care implement | 44 | 2004 | |
| 2005/0166,344 Oral care implement | 10 | 2004 | |
| 2005/0193,510 Toothbrush with transparent handle | 6 | 2005 | |
| 2006/0026,784 Oral care implement | 32 | 2005 | |
| 2007/0202,467 Oral Care Implement | 2 | 2007 | |
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| 6,988,777 Process for producing a toothbrush | 30 | 2003 | |
| 2008/0014,010 Brush, In Particular Toothbrush, And Associated Production Method | 17 | 2005 | |
| 7,162,767 Toothbrush and process for producing the same | 9 | 2005 | |
| 2007/0094,824 Toothbrush and process for producing the same | 1 | 2006 | |
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| 6,115,870 Toothbrush | 36 | 1999 | |
| 2003/0009,837 Toothbrush with elastomer filled flexible head | 31 | 2002 | |
| 2005/0000,043 Electric toothbrushes | 29 | 2004 | |
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| 6,702,394 Method and device of melting together fiber ends | 19 | 2001 | |
| 6,779,851 Method of producing a brush having a bristle plate | 34 | 2001 | |
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| 5,350,219 Toothbrush without metal gasket | 10 | 1993 | |
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| 6,957,468 Toothbrush head with anchor-free bristle tufting | 16 | 2002 | |
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| 4,592,726 Diagnostic mirror and light filter | 13 | 1984 | |
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| 6,752,627 Light emitting tooth brush having whitening and sterilizing effects | 12 | 2002 | |
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| 5,875,510 Replaceable head toothbrush | 71 | 1997 | |
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| 4,936,633 Process for the production of bristle articles and bristle articles produced by the same | 8 | 1988 | |
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| 6,290,303 Method for manufacturing brushes and brush manufacturing machine applying this method | 27 | 1999 | |
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| 2004/0087,882 Gum massaging oral brush | 15 | 2003 | |
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| 5,964,508 Method for producing brushes with flexible bristles and brushes with stiff bristles | 21 | 1997 | |
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| 2002/0124,864 Toothbrush | 36 | 2002 | |
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| 5,799,356 Tooth brush | 5 | 1997 | |
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| 4,291,431 Tufted angular brush consturction | 34 | 1979 | |
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| 6,792,642 Tongue cleaning device | 26 | 2001 | |
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| 4,240,452 Elastic base toothbrush | 35 | 1979 | |
| 4,694,844 Toothbrush | 52 | 1985 | |
| 5,242,235 Toothbrush | 45 | 1992 | |
| 5,366,310 Toothbrush with slide in supply | 15 | 1993 | |
| 6,192,544 Toothbrush with protective bumper, and method | 9 | 1998 | |
| 6,131,228 Brush for cleaning the tongue root | 49 | 1998 | |
| 2006/0085,932 Comprehensive-hygiene toothbrush and tongue-cleaning apparatus | 27 | 2005 | |
| 2006/0272,113 DOUBLE SIDED TOOTHBRUSH FOR CLEANING TEETH | 6 | 2006 | |
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