Thomas Boyd;Joe Vazquez;Ian Nicholson;Douglas J. Hohlbein
发明人:
Thomas Boyd,Douglas J. Hohlbein,Joe Vazquez,Ian Nicholson
申请号：
US13461945
公开号：
US08528145B2
申请日:
2012.05.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
An oral care implement includes a head, a tooth cleaning element region and a tissue cleaning element region. The tissue cleaning element region includes a plurality of flexible, angled projections. The projections are configured to (1) flex from an at-rest position to a substantially flat position when the tissue cleaning element region is in contact with the tongue and is pushed into the mouth, and (2) flex to a substantially upright position when the tissue cleaning element region is in contact with the tongue and is pulled out of the mouth. This arrangement aids in preventing debris from being pushed into the mouth and in removing debris from the mouth and tongue. The flexible projections may be used in conjunction with rigid projections having a generally vertical configuration to aid in removing debris from the mouth and in engaging the cheek to improve saliva production during brushing.
