CN103260468A

CN103260468A - Oral care kit

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Publication number: CN103260468A
Application number: CN201080070915XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: D.霍尔贝恩; 奚文进
Original assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
Current assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
Priority date: 2010-12-22
Filing date: 2010-12-22
Publication date: 2013-08-21
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-22
Also published as: TW201238525A; RU2013133815A; TWI462711B; EP2654498A1; RU2560252C2; CA2822295A1; CN103260468B; KR20130124356A; BR112013016205A2; MX2013007245A; US20130276815A1; AU2010365770B2; EP2654498B1; KR20150004868A; AU2010365770A1; WO2012087317A1

Abstract

An oral care kit includes a plurality of oral care implements, each comprising a handle having a head at one end of the handle. The heads have at least one cleaning element projecting outwards from the heads. At least one dispenser is included, separate from the oral care implements. The dispenser contains an amount of the oral care material. At least one package has a first chamber shaped to contain the plurality of oral care implements and a second chamber shaped to contain the dispenser. The second chamber is separate from the first chamber by a separable connector.

Description

Oral care kits

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to toothbrush, and the external member that relates more particularly to have toothbrush and comprise the oral care dispenser of oral care materials.

Background technology

The advantage of good tooth hygiene be for people known.Yet, when people usually leave behind toothbrush when travelling or leaving home outside.Disposable or limited nonexpondable toothbrush that hotel, health institution, sanatorium, hospital, day care institute, school, airline etc. can use the single that can offer the individual economically and be abandoned by the individual to use, and the generally toothbrush of meaning and/or water source.Such toothbrush can be used for vending machine, perhaps a large amount of distribution for simple portable use everywhere.

Various types of disposable limited uses or portable toothbrush are known in the art.Need a kind of improved portable toothbrush.

Summary of the invention

In certain embodiments, oral care kits comprises at least one oral care implement with shank, and shank has head at one end place.Head has outwardly directed at least one cleaning element from the head.At least one distributor separates with oral care implement.Distributor comprises a certain amount of oral care materials.Comprise at least one oral care implement and at least one distributor.Packing has at least two portion's sections that join to each other.Each section has independent closed chamber.Packing has at least one separable connecting portion that one of them chamber and another chamber are separated.

In certain embodiments, oral care kits comprises a plurality of oral care implements, and each comprises shank, and shank has head at one end place.Head has outwardly directed at least one cleaning element from the head and is configured as the recess that keeps oral care materials.At least one distributor is arranged to separate with oral care implement.Distributor comprises a certain amount of oral care materials.Distributor has for the aperture of distributing oral care materials.The aperture has the width of the width that is less than or equal to recess.Comprise a plurality of oral care implements and at least one distributor.

In certain embodiments, oral care kits comprises folliculus (sachet), and folliculus has around the annular accumulator that is used for oral care materials of central opening structure.Folliculus has recess, slit or perforation, is used for forming the tearing part in order to form distributing nozzle in the part of reservoir.Oral care implement is dimensioned to and makes the part cooperation of oral care implement pass through central opening.Oral care implement is configured to along the part of recess, slit or buckle tear reservoir.

The further scope of application of the present invention will become apparent by detailed description provided below.Though should be appreciated that and describe in detail and concrete example indication the preferred embodiments of the present invention that it is intended to only be used for illustrating purpose, and is not to be intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Description of drawings

According to the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, will more intactly understand the present invention, accompanying drawing only provides by the mode of explanation, and does not therefore limit the present invention, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is the anterior elevational view that has the oral care toothbrush of the toothpick that is connected to it;

Fig. 2 is the side front view of toothbrush shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the back front view of the toothbrush shown in Fig. 1-2;

Fig. 4 is the partial sectional view of the head of oral care toothbrush;

Fig. 5-the 6th is for the side front view of the head of other form of oral care toothbrush;

Fig. 7 is partial side elevational view, and it shows the head that is releasably attached to shank of alternative;

Fig. 8 is the broken section front view, and it shows the vibrating toothbruss head of alternative;

Fig. 9-the 10th, the partial front elevational view of the partly cut-away of the shank part of alternative;

Figure 11 illustrates to be in to pack or the anterior elevational view of the toothbrush of display state;

Figure 12 is the front view that comprises the oral care kits of a plurality of oral care implements.

Figure 13 is the side edge view of the oral care kits of Figure 12.

Figure 14 illustrates in the MC apparatus of Figure 12 in use and the distributor.

Figure 14 A and Figure 14 B illustrate the modification of nozzle configuration.

Figure 14 C illustrates the head with absorbent insert.

Figure 15 is the front view of the blister package of Figure 12 of not opening.

Figure 16 is the axonometric drawing such as grade that is illustrated in the blister package of the Figure 15 during folding.

Figure 17 is the plane for the annular folliculus that distributes oral care materials.

Figure 18 A is the side front view of blister package of toothbrush that the folliculus of Figure 17 is installed above comprising.Figure 18 B illustrates the step of the folliculus of opening Figure 18 A.

Figure 19 A is the plane that alternative blister package designs.Figure 19 B is the enlarged detail of the folliculus of Figure 19 A.

Figure 20 A is the plane of modification of the blister package of Figure 19 A.Figure 20 B is the enlarged detail of the folliculus of Figure 20 A.

The specific embodiment

The following description of (a plurality of) preferred embodiment only is exemplary in essence, and never is intended to limit invention, its application, or uses.

Following detailed has been quoted accompanying drawing.Same reference numerals among the different figure is represented identical or similar elements.

Fig. 1-4 shows the oral care toothbrush 10 that comprises head 12 and shank 14.Head 12 can be to refill head and therefore be connected to shank 14 removedly, and perhaps head 12 can permanently be connected to shank 14.

The part of the major part of shank 14 and head 12 can be molded by various rigid materials, comprises plastics, resin etc., for example polypropylene.At the place, end of the end handle opposite 14 that is attached to head 12, attached have an annex 16.In some embodiments of the invention, annex 16 can be toothpick.Toothpick 16 is formed by elasticity and soft thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).Annex 16 can refill, and therefore is connected to shank 14 removedly.Annex 16 can permanently be connected to shank 14.Annex 16 provides the mechanism that is used for local cleaning between tooth.Forming annex 16 by the elastomer of softness provides between neighbour more comfortable between tooth and has cleaned.Yet annex 16 can be made by the hard rigid material of the major part that is similar to shank 14, perhaps can only be rubber or the elastomer toothpick that adheres to or otherwise be installed to the end of shank 14.

The part 18 of shank 14 also can be formed by elasticity and soft thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).The thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) that forms annex 16 and shank part 18 can be thermoplasticity hard rubber (TPV), its mixture by polypropylene and EPDM (propylene diene is monomer) is formed, this elastomer with as in U.S. Patent No. 5,393, the trade name SANTOPRENE (brand) that describes in 796 or VYRAM (brand) obtain, and another kind of TPV is made up of the mixture of polypropylene and natural rubber.SANTOPRENE and VYRAM (brand) are the elastomers of being sold by Advanced Elastomer Systems.Other suitable elastomer comprises: KRATON, and it is the brand by the styrene block copolymer (SBC) of Shell sale; With DYNAFLEX G 2706 (brand), it is for making by the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) of GLS Corporation sale and with KRATON (brand) polymer.

Shank 14 also can comprise pit, bump or ridge, and this ridge is outstanding from the part on its surface, and decorative appearance is provided and strengthens the grasping of shank 14 between the operating period of toothbrush 10 for shank 14.Pit can be by forming with soft elastomer part 18 identical materials of shank 14 or by the most of identical materials (for example, such as polyacrylic rigid material) with shank 14.The all or part of of shank 14 can be made by any suitable material, for example plastics, timber, metal or various biodegradable natural material.Preferably, shank 14 is fabricated in its grip and is smooth or elliptical shape substantially, rather than cylindrical, and this grip will be to be conducive to the grasping of shank between elastomer portion 18 at interval.

As shown in Figure 4, another part of the bristle of restriction head 12 or the head 12 of cleaning element piece 22 also can be formed by elasticity and soft thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), for example is used for forming the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) of shank part 18.Cleaning block 22 can comprise the one or more depressions 24 that are arranged in its surface alternatively, has opening 30 in depression 24.Cleaning block 22 also comprises a plurality of cleaning elements, and cleaning element can be 12 the outer surface long filament of outward extending routine (preferred nylon) or elastomeric bristles or finger piece 26 integratedly from the head.In as Fig. 4 in the clearest illustrated embodiment that illustrates, all cleaning elements 26 are from the outer surface of cleaning block 22 same distance that stretches out, in order to form the surface of general planar.Yet alternatively, some elements 26 can be shorter than or be longer than other element 26.The variable-length of cleaning element 26 is illustrated by the outer end 26a of the band dotted line among Figure 14, and wherein only the main part 26b of cleaning element 26 illustrates with solid line, so that for the sake of clarity and pay close attention to the variable properties of such element.

As used herein, term " cleaning element " is intended to comprise the massage elements of the required form that is arranged to circle, ellipse or oval shape of cross section or any kind, comprises straight part or sine curve part.Should be appreciated that the concrete diagram of cleaning element is only for illustrative purpose.Yet feature herein can be put into practice with the various combinations (for example, the bristle technology band nail or the interior cluster (IMT) of mould) of identical or different configuration and/or with identical or different bristle material (for example, nylon brush hair, spiral bristle, rubber bristles etc.).Similarly, though Fig. 1-4 is depicted as substantially cleaning element 26 perpendicular to the outer surface of head 12, some or all in the cleaning element 26 can become various angles with respect to the outer surface of head 12.Therefore the combination that can select configuration, material and orientation to be to realize concrete expected results, for example massage of the cleaning of Jia Qianging, tooth polishing, breath freshening, dental whitening and/or gums.

In certain embodiments, cleaning element 26 can be the form of bristle, and this bristle is by making such as the conventional material of nylon and the combination of material, in order to provide suitable stiffness with economized form.For example, cleaning element 26 can be by making such as the pliable and tough elastomeric material of TPE with such as the cheaper material of LLDPE (LLDPE) or EVA (ethene-vinyl acetate) or TPE.Cleaning element 26 can be made by TPE and LLDPE, EVA or polyacrylic blend.Preferably, two kinds of materials are combined to provide the stiffness less than 600MPa.The blend of material will provide the character of conventional nylon brush hair, and the cost of reduction is provided simultaneously.For example, will provide lower manufacturing cost by injection moulding rather than conventional bristles cluster.Alternatively, elastomeric material can be homogenous material, for example hard TPE (that is Shore A 80 hardness), straight LLDPE or straight EVA.

Cleaning element 26 can have any required form.For example, cleaning element 26 can have cylinder form, and this cylindrical its length that runs through has consistent diameter.Alternatively, cleaning element 26 can 22 extend to its exterior clean end at the root place from the head from the root convergent of each cleaning element.In certain embodiments, for the small portable toothbrush is provided, the size of the various parts of toothbrush 10 is preferably less.Therefore, for example, each cleaning element 26 can stretch out from the outer surface of cleaning block 12 and be not more than 10 mm and preferably be not more than 8 mm and most preferably be not more than the distance of 6 mm.When using the cleaning element of convergent, root diameter (RD) should be not more than 1.5 mm, preferably is not more than 1 mm, most preferably is not more than 0.7 mm or be not more than 0.5 mm or be not more than 0.3 mm.So, be not more than the distance of 6 mm at the base portion from cleaning element, diameter can be decreased to dimensionally and be not more than 0.2mm.Distance and position place more than root diameter (RD), the convergent pass of diameter ties up to the distance that is not more than 10 mm can be in the scope that is not more than 1 mm, preferably be not more than 0.6 mm in the distance that is not more than 8 mm, most preferably be not more than 0.2 mm in the distance that is not more than 6 mm.Preferably, the length of whole toothbrush 10 is not more than 5 inches, preferably is not more than 4 inches, and more preferably is not more than 3.75 or 3 or 2.50 inches, and can be in 2 to 4 inches scope.

In certain embodiments, cleaning element 26 can be in its proximal end vary in diameter, so that cleaning element 26 has different thickness and rigidity or the axial stiffness of measuring from the longitudinal axis of bristle in the different zone at this place.In such structure, the bristle 26b of inside or middle section is harder than the cleaning element 26c of outside or neighboring area.The cleaning element 26 of carrier 80 can be towards its far-end convergent.

The layout of the solidifiable deflection in the zone of cleaning element 26 forms a kind of in the operating period of brushing teeth mouth care solution/material being carried out the structure that cumulative radial flow controls to carry out high-efficiency cleaning.This feature is particularly useful for the low viscosity mouth care solution.Yet, can in toothbrush 10, use more full-bodied mouth care solution.Cleaning element 26 is independent flexibles.In this regard, brushing teeth operating period, the free end of harder cleaning element 26b (for example, top) is still less more crooked than exterior clean element 26c (near for example, the bristle the periphery) with respect to its corresponding vertical axis.Therefore, dynamic bending or the action and in the central area of toothbrush head stop longer time of the part of dentifrice by reducing harder bristle.Scan or the part of the liquid that keeps is transferred in the perimeter of cleaning element in oscillating motion.Though exterior clean element 26c is not too hard, make outer bristles receive the part of dentifrice from the central area of cleaning element extraly with respect to the dynamic bending of its vertical axis.In this structure, by being used in combination the solidifiable deflection area of bristles of mechanically wiping tissue surface and will being applied to beneficial effect in the oral cavity from the oral care materials of distributor, can obtain effective cleaning of the tissue surface in the oral cavity.Like this, area of bristles provides the stream of limited and in check dentifrice or other oral care materials and has kept enough flexibilities for outer bristles, so that bigger user's comfort level and the oral cavity tissue cleaning of improvement to be provided.

Head 12 can tilt with respect to the angle of shank 14 with 10 °, this means than the littler head of head inclination shown in Fig. 1-4.Angle from 8 ° to 12 ° of variations can help to improve user's toothbrushing technique.Piece 22 can by with bristle 26 in the part identical materials of some or all and shank 14 make.Alternatively, shank 14 can be by making with piece 22 and/or bristle 26 identical materials.

As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4, cleaning element 26 is limited to the cleaning area in the head 22.Cleaning element 26 preferably stretches out from cleaning block 22, as shown in Figure 4.Yet the feature of this paper also can be at cleaning element than the bigger distance of extension shown in Figure 14 or more put into practice under the situation of small distance.

As mentioned above, cleaning block 22 can comprise one or more optional depressions 24, and these depressions 24 are designed to admit therein and keep oral care materials.One or more depressions 24 can change dimensionally, in order to hold tooth powder, toothpaste or cleaning of teeth gel dentifrice or other oral care materials of variable quantity, when the element 26 that extends from piece 22 is applied to denture (dentiture), to be delivered to denture during use, make oral care materials pass through the cleaning that cleaning element strengthens denture.In certain embodiments, toothbrush 10 manufactures tooth powder, toothpaste or the cleaning of teeth gel dentifrice that comprises encapsulation, and is refilled distributor by the user with tooth powder, toothpaste or cleaning of teeth gel dentifrice and reuse.In other embodiments, toothbrush 10 provides the oral care materials of packing individually as the part of external member, and this material manually places on the cleaning element 26 by the user or caved in for 24 (if present).

In certain embodiments, depression is the form of buffering pod (socket) 28.The material of buffering pod 28, opening 30 and formation bristle block 22 provides a kind of buffering effect.

The user is applied to oral care materials on the bristle 26 of toothbrush head 12.Oral care materials can be toothpaste, gel, mouthwash, powder or similarly dentifrice or dental health product or their combination.The material that constitutes oral care materials preferably can be consumed by the user of toothbrush 10, has eliminated to be the demand of oral care materials to water, tank or waste canister that spue.

Oral care materials can comprise activating agent.The non-limiting example of spendable activating agent comprises antiseptic, brightening agent, anti-allergic agent, antiphlogistic, caking inhibiter, dental plaque indicator, spices, perception agents, flavorants, gums health-care agent and colouring agent.The example of these reagent comprises metal ion reagent (for example, tin ion reagent, copper ion reagent, zinc ion reagent, silver ion reagent) triclosan; The triclosan monophosphate, chlohexidine, two arc buttocks, hexatidine, sanguinarine, alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, salicylamide, domiphen, cetylpyridinium chloride, TPC (tetradecylpyridinium chloride), chlorination N-myristyl-4-ethylpyridine (TDEPC), Octenidine, decapinol, Octapinol (octapinol), nisin, essential oil, furanone, bacteriocin, flavane, flavones (flavinoids), folic acid, vitamin, mineral, hydrogen peroxide, urea peroxide, SODIUM PERCARBONATE, PVP-H202, the peroxide of polymer constraint, potassium nitrate, blocking agent, bioactivity glass, arginine salt, arginine bicarbonate salt, scutelloside, polyphenol, ethyl pyruvate, GE disulphide, the tartar controlling agent, antifoulant composition, phosphate, the polyvinyl phosphonic acids, the PVM/MA copolymer; Enzyme, glucose oxidase, papain, ficin, lauroyl arginine ethyl ester, menthol, carvol and anethole, various favourable aldehyde, ester and alcohol, Spearmint Oil 56, Fructus Piperis peppermint oil, wintergreen, sassafras oil, caryophyllus oil, sage oil, eucalyptus oil, marjoram oil, cinnamon oil, lemon oil, lime oil, oil of grapefruit and/or orange oil.

Activating agent can be compatible with toothpaste, perhaps potentially unstable and/or react with typical toothpaste component.Activating agent also can be tooth cleaner, the whole efficiency of brushing teeth with raising.

Activating agent can be arranged in any suitable carriers, for example in the aqueous solution or be gel, paste or form of powder.Carrier can have multiple different visual appearance, comprises limpid solution or gel or opaque solution or gel.The non-limiting example of carrier comprises water, such as the monohydric alcohol of ethanol, PEO, carboxymethyl polymer (carboxymethylene the polymer) (Carbopol.RTM. 934 that can obtain from B.F. Goodrich and 974 and their combination for example such as polyethylene glycol (for example, PEG 2M, 5M, 7M, 14M, 23M, 45M and the 90M that can obtain from Union Carbide).Those skilled in the art is with clear, and the factor such as the required character of the character of activating agent and medium, for example viscosity are depended in the selection of suitable carriers.

In use, the user is applied to oral care materials on the cleaning element 26.Then, the user can brush teeth with toothbrush 10.The user also can use annex 16 to clean between tooth before or after brushing teeth.After the user uses toothbrush 10, the user then can but not necessarily abandon toothbrush 10 easily and economically.

In certain embodiments, utilize the conventional multi component injection molding operation of in toothbrush is made, using usually, the total that comprises the toothbrush 10 of head 12, shank 14 and annex 16 can be molded as an overall structure.This makes it possible to economy and makes toothbrush 10 rapidly.Though toothbrush 10 can have multiple size and size, preferably toothbrush 10 has little profile, and wherein head 12 is enough little, in order to once cover a tooth, and shank 14 is thinner than conventional toothbrush handle part used in everyday.Therefore, toothbrush 10 carries or saves the space easily.

Toothbrush 10 can provide many beneficial effects, comprises with can be at the beauty treatment beneficial effect that people leave home and the form used during away from the water source is brushed teeth.The beauty treatment beneficial effect that is obtained by toothbrush 10 comprises with the chip between annex 16 cleaning teeths, utilizes cleaning element 26 and mouth care solution to clean the flank of tooth widely and utilize mouth care solution to obtain the effect of breath freshening.

Except the beauty treatment beneficial effect, toothbrush 10 also can provide the economic benefit of the form of the inexpensive toothbrush of making fast and economically.It is a kind of for the mechanism that keeps oral hygiene that toothbrush 10 also provides, and do not need their container of toothpaste, water, mouthwash and maintenance.Therefore, also very convenient use of toothbrush 10.

In addition, toothbrush 10 provides at least a beneficial effect that prevents that waterborne disease from propagating.For example, toothbrush 10 has been eliminated the conventional way of using local water to mix with toothpaste.This feature in this application, for example in the combat environment of desert, has only the limited water source that carries for Military Application of great use, the oral hygiene that maybe needs to preserve water or keep army.In another kind of situation, toothbrush is encamped in the environment of great use out of doors, to prevent disease or the slight illness from aquatic bacteria.

Though Fig. 1-4 shows manually operated disposable toothbrush, the feature of this paper also can be implemented when head comprises the power operation of one or more carrying cleaning elements or electrically operated movable section.Movable section like this can be swung with rotation mode, perhaps can swing with respect to the longitudinal axis of head is linear in a longitudinal direction, perhaps can be in side direction or in a lateral direction with respect to the linear swing of the longitudinal axis of head.Movable section can be towards advancing with direction pendulum away from the outer surface of head and showing.Movable section can be with respect to the outer surface waggle of head.Movable section can be rotated in the same direction continuously, rather than swing.Any suitable drive mechanisms can be used for giving movable the motion that section is required.Under the situation of using a plurality of movable sections, all movable sections can have identical type and moving direction, perhaps can use different mobile combinations.

Because toothbrush 10 is intended to small and light, so preferably the weight of toothbrush 10 is no more than 3 grams, but this is a kind of selection, and toothbrush 10 can have bigger weight.Little size makes it can be grasped in fully in adult user's the palm.Head 12 has the size corresponding to the size in zone between the size of single tooth or single tooth and neighbour.Head 12 can manufacture any suitable shape, and preferably has circle, ellipse, oval or three salient angles (lobe) shape, and its maximum lateral dimensions or diameter are not more than 13mm, preferably are not more than 12mm, and most preferably are not more than 11mm.When head 12 had non-circular shape, its preferred maximum lateral dimensions was 14mm.

As shown in Figure 2, head 12 can become the angle between 0 ° and 90 ° with respect to the longitudinal axis of shank 14.Optimized angle is from 20 ° to 70 °, and more preferably from 30 ° to 60 °.Cleaning element can be perpendicular to the outer surface of head 12, perhaps also can be with respect to outer surface at angle, and for example in 60 ° to 90 ° scope or the angle in 75 ° to 90 ° scope.

In one embodiment, cleaning element can be hollow, hollow bristle for example, and it can absorb the drug by capillarity.In the time can distributing the flavouring agent of medicine or some form from the hollow cleaning element, such feature will be particularly useful for children.Also can be from cleaning element elimination anti-biotic material.Be used for distributing among the embodiment of oral care materials at cleaning element, cleaning element itself can be considered to oral care dispenser, and does not need extra distributor.

Under the situation of giving the concrete parameter of cleaning element and characteristic, can not comprise the feature of implementing this paper under the situation of these parameters and characteristic at other cleaning element.

Fig. 5-6 shows other modification, and wherein cleaning element is single agglomerate (mass) form with irregular outer surface.As shown in Figure 5, agglomerate 34 is similar to " steel wire lump " that uses in the household cleaning, perhaps can be the part of VELCRO structure, for example hook or ring.

Fig. 6 shows a modification, and wherein cleaning element 36 is monolithic sponge, foam or cotton, can be used as the used swab of oral care materials.In certain embodiments, cleaning element 36 provides the absorption storage for oral care materials.The outer surface of swab can be flat or can have surface irregularity.In such embodiments, cleaning element 36 can flood with oral care materials, perhaps can immerse in the oral care materials, in order to absorb oral care materials, so cleaning element 36 also will play the effect of oral care dispenser.This swab-type cleaning element is gentle for children, particularly to the baby.

In certain embodiments, element 36 is the single-piece melamine foamed plastic, a kind of foam-like material that comprises formaldehyde-melamine-sodium hydrogensulfite copolymer.Melamine foamed plastic can derive from BASF (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany), and also by Procter ﹠amp; Gamble sells with trade name " MR. CLEAN MAGIC ERASER " TM.Melamine foamed plastic is a kind of effective polishing detergent.Open celled foam be micropore and work as superfine sand paper, thereby enter minute recesses and pit in the flank of tooth that is cleaned.On big yardstick, material allows people's soft feel.

The various parts of toothbrush 10 for make and the situation of assembling purpose and segmentation under, can implement the feature of this paper.Such segmented part also can be detachably connected to together, so that the member of imparting interchangeability, thereby the possibility of replacing the different parts in the combination is provided.Therefore, head 12 can be detachably connected to shank 14.For example, Fig. 7 shows and will be releasably attached to the head 12 of shank 14 by buckle 38, and buckle 38 can have the known any appropriate structures of those of ordinary skill in the art.

When the oral care accessories 16 such as toothpick is releasably attached to shank 14, also can use the concept of detachably interconnecting.Therefore, in conjunction with as described in Figure 12 and Figure 13, toothbrush and various parts thereof can be packaged as subsequently, and wherein identical packing comprises a plurality of toothbrushes and/or a plurality of different parts such as head, distributor or annex.

Fig. 8 shows another embodiment, wherein with the shank 14 of the joint of head 12 in be provided with piezo-electric crystal 40, in order to head 12 is vibrated during use.Alternatively, head 12 can be installed to rotatable axle, and this axle has eccentric weight from the shank extension and at axle, in order to make head vibration.

Though Fig. 1-3 shows the oral care accessories 16 with toothpick form, can use the annex 42 of other type, schematically shown in Figure 9.As shown in the figure, the installation that will be similar to toothpick of such annex 42 equally is installed to the end of shank 14.Such installation can be dismountable, perhaps has permanent character.The example of such oral care accessories 16/42 comprises toothbrush between tongue scraper, dental floss retainer or neighbour.Similarly, annex 16/42 can perhaps can be the coarse material for single agglomerate for swab or the foam-type of the cleaning element 36 that is similar to Fig. 6, for example the cleaning element 34 of Fig. 5.

Figure 10 shows another modification, and its toothbrush especially is fit to children and uses.By on toothbrush, for example on the shank or comprise that any other suitable position at the back side of head provides any suitable ornament or caricature 44, strengthens this use.Such ornament 44 can removably be installed, and makes it can be kept by children after throwing away the remainder of toothbrush.Especially other embodiment that is fit to children's use comprises the optional ability of distributing various types of oral care materials, and these materials comprise the material with special fragrance, the material that makes the tooth numbness, anti-sensitive material or various medicine.

Toothbrush also can manufacture the shades of colour that has at the different piece of toothbrush.For example, with respect to the remainder of the shank 14 that can be made by rigid material, soft elastomer 18 can manufacture has different (for example contrast) color.Similarly, head 12 can manufacture and have the color different with the rigid element of shank and/or soft elastomer portion 18.Cleaning element 26 can manufacture unique color.Equally, the annex 16/42 such as toothpick or other annex can manufacture the color with uniqueness.These different colors can be to contrast each other or complementation.Therefore, for example, shades of colour can be only different slightly on color or tone.

Can distribute any suitable oral care product from distributor.Such product includes but not limited to toothpaste, tooth powder, perhaps can be the small vial of mouthwash with gel, powder or liquid.Such distributor can be included in the packing that comprises toothbrush 10 individually.Material can be dulcet, and can provide according to different fragrance and/or such as the grouping of the different qualities of medicine, numb material etc.

Can use any suitable method to form toothbrush 10 and various parts thereof.For example, multi component injection molding can be used to connect integratedly the various parts such as cleaning element 26 and head 12 and/or shank 14.This can finish in automation or the rapid process of multistep.Shank 14 can form the extruding shank of hollow through warding off glue blowing (rotocast blow).

Figure 11 shows a kind of modification, and wherein packing 54 comprises one or more toothbrushes 10 and can be a plurality of other parts 56 of annex or distributor or other parts.Parts can comprise a small vial of mouthwash.Preferably, packing 50 or 54 will be sealed airtightly, and is fresh to guarantee.

Obviously, the feature of this paper provides a kind of oral care toothbrush, and this toothbrush can be small size and portable, and can be easily such as travelling be not easy obtain leaving home to use under the situation of water.

The feature of this paper can utilize the combination of the various parts that do not relate to " toothbrush " use to implement.In this sense, these features can be used for any oral care appliance etc., rather than strictly are toothbrush.Under the situation as toothbrush etc., the feature of this paper can have advantage owing to size and configuration, and to allow the use of careful health, for example finger not in the oral cavity uses it easily in the public domain.

Figure 12-16 shows an embodiment of oral care kits 90.Figure 12 shows oral care kits 90, and it comprises a plurality of oral care implements 10 and at least one distributor 96 that separates with oral care implement 10.Oral care implement 10 can be any one embodiment shown in Fig. 1-10 for example.Each oral care implement 10 is the disposable toothbrush that comprises shank 14, and shank 14 has head 12 at one end place.In certain embodiments, head has optional depression 24, and depression 24 be sky, admitting a kind of in the oral care materials discussed above.Head 12 has outwardly directed at least one cleaning element 26 from the head, and can be constructed to as shown in Figure 4.Description to shank 14, cleaning element 26, elastomer portion 18, cleaning block 22, buffering pod 28 and opening 30 above is provided, for simplicity's sake, has no longer repeated.In certain embodiments, the second end of each shank 14 has the annex 16 such as toothpick.Other embodiment is having different annex 42 with the place, end of head 12 handle opposite 14, and is described with reference to Fig. 9 and Figure 10 as mentioned.

Referring to Figure 12-16, in certain embodiments, a plurality of oral care implements 10 are all mutually the same again.In other embodiments, comprise multiple oral care implement.Various oral care implements can comprise for example two or more among the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-10.In addition, each modification of oral care implement 10 can have corresponding color alternatively, with convenient identification.

In certain embodiments, depression 24 only partly extends through head, in order to can keep oral care materials 99, and for example liquid, emulsion, paste, gel, powder or other oral care materials.In certain embodiments, depression 24 can keep liquid, emulsion, paste, gel, powder or other oral care materials.

Though Fig. 4 shows the opening 30 in the center of depression 24, other embodiment has omitted opening 30.If opening 30 exists, then opening can keep extra oral care materials during use.

In other embodiments, head does not have depression 24.If cleaning element 26 is bristle, then stride the zone that head 12 is provided with continuous bristle or foam.Alternatively, the cleaning element that does not have depression can be as mentioned with reference to the described plastic hook of Fig. 5 or encircle 34 continuum, perhaps as mentioned with reference to the single agglomerate of the described foam of Fig. 6, sponge or cotton 36.Oral care materials (paste, powder, gel, liquid etc.) is placed on the cleaning element 26.In certain embodiments, cleaning element 26 is suitable for keeping or absorbs oral care materials by user's manual allocation.During then brushing teeth, absorbed oral care materials after the distribution leaches into user's tooth and gums.

In certain embodiments, single blister package 92 keeps the integral body of a plurality of oral care implements 10.Single blister package 92 can be folding, as shown in figure 16, in order to be stored in compactly in the external member 90.In other embodiments, a plurality of oral care implements 10 are included in two littler blister packages, these two blister packages can be by arranging its cleaning element dorsad each other and back-to-back, so that compact storage (that is, the flat sides of blister package towards each other) in external member 90.In alternative, external member 90 comprise plural blister package (for example, four blister packages, each comprises two or three oral care implements 10.)。

Blister package 92 comprises polymer web (web) 92w (Figure 16) that has be used to a plurality of cavity 92c that comprise oral care implement 10, each cavity has longitudinal axis A (Figure 15), is oriented the longitudinal axis alignment of the shank 14 its corresponding cavitys of each oral care implement.In certain embodiments, the cavity 92c of blister package 92 is shaped as the shape that meets oral care implement 10.In other embodiments, cavity 92c is essentially rectangular or piece shape, adapting to multiple oral care implement shape.

In certain embodiments, as shown in Figure 16, blister package 92 is single blister package, and it can be folding around the axis B that aligns with the longitudinal axis A of cavity 92c.Therefore, a plurality of MC apparatuses 10 in single blister package can be by its cleaning element 26 is arranged dorsad each other and back-to-back, so that compact storage is in external member 90.

In certain embodiments, as Figure 12, Figure 13, Figure 15 and shown in Figure 16, the shank 14 of each oral care implement 10 has the second end with head 12 relative (that is the positions of the annex in Figure 12-16 16); And alternately, in first orientation, head 12 points to first direction, and (for example, upwards), and the second end points to the second direction opposite with first direction to a plurality of oral care implements 10 between first orientation and second orientation; In second orientation, (for example, downwards), and the second end points to first direction to the head points second direction.Be wider than the oral care implement design of the second end 16 for head 12, allow to reduce distance (with total occupied area of blister package 92) between the adjacent oral care implement by the orientation that replaces continuous oral care implement.

In certain embodiments, blister package 92 has at each the corresponding separable connecting portion between the adjacent oral care implement 10 (for example, perforation 92p).Separable connecting portion 92p is conducive to the separating of one or more and blister package 92 in the folding or oral care implement 10 of blister package.

In certain embodiments, blister package 92 forms by moulding-filling-seal process.Blister package 92 utilizes heat forming technology to form by the volume of transparent plain film or film.In certain embodiments, sheet material or film comprise polyvinyl chloride.In other embodiments, sheet material or film comprise polyvinylidene chloride, polytrifluorochloroethylene or cyclic olefine copolymer.Oral care implement is positioned on sheet material or the film, and blister package 92 is in bubble-cap production line sealing (sealing).Blister package 92 comprises the base portion web 92w of shaping, and it limits the cavity 92c of mounted inside oral care implement 10.Blister package 92 also comprises backer board or cover foil 92f (Figure 16), oral care implement is included in the packing 92 being used for.Thermoplastic adhesives are adhered to backer board or cover foil 92f with web 92w.

External member 90 comprises at least one distributor 96.Many distributors 96 can be provided.For example, as shown in Figure 12, can provide enough oral care materials for single relatively large distributor 96, so that single or multiple uses each oral care implement 10.Alternatively, see below that Figure 17-20B discusses, can provide corresponding single distributor for each corresponding oral care implement.Though the distributor 96 of Figure 12-14 is pipe, other embodiment comprises different types of dispensers, for example bottle, pump, jar, box, folliculus or other vessel.Except the factor such as convenience and cost, the type of distributor 96 is selected according to the type of oral care materials.In certain embodiments, as shown in figure 14, distributor 96 has narrow nozzle 96n, so that low discharge or a spot of oral care materials 99 are delivered in the depression 24.

In the alternative shown in Figure 14 A, opening 30 extends to the back of the body surface of head 12 fully.The shape of head 12 rear opening 30 by coordinate with the independent distributor 96 of supply oral care materials (for example, pump, bottle, pipe etc.) nozzle 96n coupling, so that nozzle can join head to, so that back does not from the head have the ground of leakage supply oral care materials.For example, opening 30 can be threaded with the mating holes on the nozzle, and perhaps opening and nozzle can have matching taper.If head 12 is not provided with depression 24, then oral care materials can be advanced by (a plurality of) cleaning element 26 (for example, bristle), rather than places on the top of bristle.

In the configuration shown in Figure 14 A, the oral care materials nozzle at 12 rears from the head is assigned in the space between the bristle 26.In another embodiment (not shown), bristle is hollow, and head comprises passage, be used for oral care materials from the head the rear by the hollow bulb of channel allocation to bristle.In this embodiment, bristle comprises permeable material, and the oral care materials that this material will discharge during brushing teeth is sent on the surface of tooth.

In another modification (not shown), cleaning element is the single agglomerate of sponge, cotton or foam, the hollow inside that it has external shape as shown in Figure 6 and is used for admitting by the head rear opening oral care materials.Oral care materials is assigned in the hollow bulb by the head rear opening.Like this, during brushing teeth, oral care materials is released the material by cleaning element.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 14 B, each oral care implement has for admittance and keeps the recess of oral care materials 99 or cave in 28, and the width of distributing nozzle 96n' is less than or equal to the width of recess.Nozzle 96n' is connected with at least one side opening (side opening) 96o alternatively, in order to admit and distribute oral care materials 99, and the top of nozzle 96n' contact recess or 28 the bottom of caving in simultaneously.Therefore, the top of nozzle 96n' securely seating to the bottom of depression, and do not stop or hinder the distribution of oral care materials 99.

In certain embodiments, the height 96h of opening 96o (distance of the shoulder from nozzle tip to opening 96o) approximates the degree of depth of depression 28, in order to be conducive to fill depression when the top of nozzle 96n' seating is on the bottom of depression 28.This also provides visual supplementary means for helping the definite depression 28 of user when to be full of fully.

In other embodiments, height 96h and the shape of opening 96o can be selected, so that the feature of opening 96o engages head 12 (for example cleaning element 26) and serve as depth gauge, in order to the top of nozzle 96n' is positioned at from the preset distance place of the bottom of depression 28.This guarantees that the top of nozzle 96n' does not hinder distribution openings chamber nursing material.

Distributor 96 comprises a certain amount of oral care materials 99.In certain embodiments, oral care materials 99 is breath freshening solution, toothpaste or polishing agent, mouthwash, fluoride gargle etc.In other embodiments, oral care materials can be the marker material be used to the indication that gum disease or cancer are provided, perhaps to the label of the tooth regions that needs extra clean.In certain embodiments, oral care materials comprises the material that regularly discharges, so that release of active ingredients or blowing agent.Regularly the active component that discharges for example can be used in the water-less environment, and in this environment, the user remains on oral care materials in user's the oral cavity after finishing brushing teeth.

Have among some embodiment of low relatively viscosity in oral care materials, cleaning element such as the absorption agglomerate of sponge, foam or the cotton 36 of Fig. 6 advantageously can serve as the absorption storage, and prevents that oral care materials from spilling the user during not with the head 12 grasping toothbrushes 10 of the orientation that is in complete level.Therefore, the user can change cap on the oral care materials distributor 96 for example with one of the free time or two hands.In case cleaning element 36 is placed in user's the oral cavity, the motion of brushing teeth is just from the absorption storage delivering oral care material of cleaning element 36.

In certain embodiments, shown in Figure 14 C, absorb storage 27 and be set to have such as the plug-in unit in the toothbrush 10 of the cleaning element 26 of bristle.Absorb storage 27 and can be above the agglomerate of any material of discussing in conjunction with the cleaning element 36 of Fig. 6, comprise cotton, sponge or foam, melamine foamed plastic for example, a kind of foam-like material that comprises formaldehyde-melamine-sodium hydrogensulfite copolymer.The combination beneficial effect that this provides the bristle 26 that can extend in the crack and has distributed oral care materials and utilize the soft absorbent insert 27 of its gentle abrasive properties polishing flank of tooth.As in the situation of monolithic cleaning element 36, during not with the head 12 grasping toothbrushes 10 of the orientation that is in complete level, absorbent insert 27 can prevent that oral care materials from spilling, and vacates one or two hands of user the user.In case cleaning element 27 is placed in user's the oral cavity, the motion of brushing teeth is just from the absorption storage delivering oral care material of cleaning element 36.

In certain embodiments, a plurality of oral care implements 10 comprise a plurality of oral care implements, and the amount of the oral care materials in distributor comprises the oral care materials of multidose, and this dosage number is more than or equal to the quantity of oral care implement.For example, in Figure 12-15, external member 90 has 10 oral care implements 10, and the pipe of oral care materials 96 has the oral care materials of at least 10 dosage.This amount is enough to (perhaps be assigned on the cleaning element 26 when not caving in) in the respective recesses 24 of each oral care implement 10 to oral care materials 99 primary distributions of major general's dose, with the toothbrush that uses as single.Alternatively, pipe 96 can comprise more substantial oral care materials (for example, 20 or 30 dosage).

In some embodiment (not shown), external member comprises two or more distributors 96, and it has the oral care materials 99 of different formulations, fragrance or color alternatively separately.This permission user selects prescription, fragrance and/or the color for the oral care materials 99 of each oral care implement 10 individually.

Figure 17, Figure 18 A and Figure 18 B show alternative distributor and packing configuration 70.In certain embodiments, oral care materials distributor 60 provides with the form of one or more folliculus.Folliculus 60 can comprise the oral care materials 69 of single dose or bigger amount (for example, reaching three dosage).Folliculus 60 is formed by flexible polymer film, and each folliculus has slit, recess or bore a hole 68, thereby the means that are used for manually tearing folliculus are provided.Each folliculus has nozzle segment 67, and it is positioned and is configured as and form distributing nozzle when slit, recess or perforation are torn.

Folliculus can be annular substantially, and has be used to the reservoir 64 that holds oral care materials 69.Reservoir 64 centers on central opening 63, and comprises the end 66 with the width that reduces.Folliculus 60 has recess 65a or slit near can being formed at the end 66 that the width of reservoir 64 reduces.Recess or slit 65a are formed on the frangible seal of extending in the radial direction substantially, and sealing is configured to tear to be formed for to distribute the nozzle segment 67 of oral care materials 69 from folliculus 60.Alternatively, on the either side of nozzle segment 67 or both sides, can be provided with perforation 68, in order to help to tear distributor 60.

In certain embodiments, annular accumulator 69 subtends (subtend) are around the angle of the 270-330 degree of the central opening 63 of folliculus.In certain embodiments, annular accumulator 69 subtends are around the angle of the 300-330 degree of central opening 63.

Folliculus 60 can use U.S. Patent No. 4,705,680, No. 4,728,508, No. 4,770,324, No. 5,041,279 or No. 5,096,698 or the open No. WO 95/01921 of international application in any in material and the method described form, each in these patents is all incorporated herein by reference in full.Can use other folliculus manufacture method.

In certain embodiments, toothbrush 10 is used as to open the instrument of folliculus 60, shown in Figure 18 B.The central opening 63 of folliculus 60 during packaging is placed in around the head 12 of toothbrush 10, so that the head 12 of toothbrush 10 is in folliculus 60.When the user prepared to use toothbrush 10, he extracted folliculus 60 with toothbrush 10.In certain embodiments, the user uses a hand to catch folliculus 60 by the end 61 relative with frangible seal 37, and uses the another hand to catch toothbrush head 12.Toothbrush 12 is (away from end 61) pulling on the direction of recess or slit 65a, and the frangible seal 67 that is used for tearing folliculus 60, so that when removing toothbrush 10 from folliculus, the dispensing aperture 67 of folliculus is opened in order to distribute oral care materials 69.Figure 18 A shows packing 70, and wherein folliculus 60 during packaging is positioned on the head 12 of toothbrush 10, to be conducive to using toothbrush 10 as the step of TO folliculus when removing toothbrush and folliculus from packing 70.

In other embodiments, the opening of folliculus 60 (by cutting off frangible seal 67) with folliculus is carried out from the step independent step that toothbrush 10 is extracted.Toothbrush 10 moves along its longitudinal axis, and does not tear frangible seal 67.Then, by along recess 65a and/or bore a hole and 68 tear folliculus 60 sealing 67 is broken.Alternatively, the second recess 65b can be set along the outward flange of folliculus 60, being conducive to manually tear frangible seal, and not use toothbrush 10 or any other instrument to tear.

In certain embodiments, folliculus 60 is independent packing, and this packing places in the blister package or bag of holding toothbrush 10 independently.For example, blister package can have two row and ten row chambers.Chamber in the delegation comprises toothbrush 10.Chamber in another row comprises folliculus 60.Each row has corresponding toothbrush and corresponding folliculus 60.Two row have the separable connecting portion between the two.Separable connecting portion is by one in the following group of forming: the punched areas of packing, have the packing of otch or recess the zone, be easy to be torn or film or the band of the material that breaks or connect at least one adhesive joint of the portion's section that is individually formed of packing.Another separable connecting portion is arranged between every pair of continuous adjacent columns.Therefore, the user can have the independent external member (" sub-external member ") of a toothbrush 10 and a distributor 60 easily from blister package manual separation one row with formation.Similarly, the user who prepares to begin to travel can tear as required and comprise the part of N row (N toothbrush and N folliculus, wherein N is integer).

In other embodiments, a plurality of folliculus 60 form along continuous plastic sheet, and have separable connecting portion (for example, perforation, slit etc.) between each adjacent folliculus 60.Article one, folliculus 60 can separately (that is, disconnect connection) from the blister package of toothbrush 10.

Figure 19 A shows another embodiment, and wherein a plurality of oral care implements 10 are packaged in first packing such as one or more blister packages 80, and folliculus 81 is shaped as the part of identical blister package 80.Blister package 80 has two row and ten row chambers, but can use any amount of row.Chamber 83 in the delegation comprises toothbrush 10.Chamber 82 in another row comprises folliculus 81.Each row has corresponding toothbrush 10 and corresponding folliculus 81.Two row have the separable connecting portion (for example, perforation) 86 between the two.Another separable connecting portion (for example, perforation) 85 is arranged on each between the continuous adjacent columns.Therefore, the user can have the independent external member (" sub-external member ") of N toothbrush 10 and N distributor 81 with formation easily from blister package 80 manual separation N row, and wherein N is the integer from 1 to C-l, and wherein C is the sum of the row in the blister package 80.

Figure 19 B is the enlarged detail that comprises the chamber 82 of a folliculus 86.In this example, folliculus 81 is formed by the same polymer thin-film sheet that is used for forming blister package 80, and also provides a kind of means be used to the nozzle 84 of tearing folliculus 81 with the separable connecting portion 86 that toothbrush chamber 83 and folliculus chamber 82 separate.Therefore, can between delegation folliculus chamber 82 and delegation toothbrush chamber 83, form single perforation line 86 (perforation is interrupted at each spray nozzle part section 87 place of each folliculus 81, leaks to avoid oral care materials).In single motion, the user can separate one of them toothbrush chamber 83 associated with it 82, folliculus chamber, and also opens the nozzle 84 of the folliculus 81 of this chamber 82.The distributing nozzle of the opening of tearing action formation folliculus 81 of perforation 86.

The reservoir that is used for comprising oral care materials in each folliculus 81 is for roughly pentagonal, and has the narrow that is used to form nozzle 84.Yet reservoir can be any shape easily, such as but not limited to rectangle, square, trapezoidal, circular, oval, oval etc.

Those of ordinary skill should be understood that horizontal line herein and vertically the called after of row is optional, and identical packing can revolve and turn 90 degrees, in this case, behavior is vertical, and classifies level as.

Figure 20 A and Figure 20 B show the modification of the packing of Figure 19 A and Figure 19 B, and wherein each folliculus 187 is individually formed with the film of the folliculus chamber 182 that forms blister package 182.Folliculus 187 can remove from its chamber 182 alternatively, and does not cut off the separable connecting portion 186 that its corresponding toothbrush chambers 83 182, folliculus chamber are separated.Similarly, in case be removed, folliculus 187 just can turn back to its chamber 182, perhaps in order after single uses, to abandon, and secondary use when perhaps comprising the oral care materials of dosage more than once for the reservoir 181 at folliculus 187.Alternatively, can folliculus chamber 182 be separated from its corresponding toothbrush chamber 83 by tearing the blister package material along perforation line 186.Each folliculus 187 has unique separable connecting portion 185 (for example, perforation, slit or recess), with the film that is used for tearing folliculus 187 opening the nozzle orifice of folliculus, thereby distribute oral care materials.

In other side, the layout of external member 180 and structure are similar to layout and the structure of external member 80 (Figure 19 A and Figure 19 B), therefore no longer repeat the description to it.

Referring to Figure 12, Figure 13, Figure 15 and Figure 16, oral care kits 90 can comprise external packing alternatively again, and for example clamshell container 91.External packing can comprise for the protection of folliculus and/or other annex, and prevents the remainder accidental separation of they and external member 90.External packing 91 also can be used for storing independent oral care materials distributor, for example manages 96, pump, jar etc.External packing also can provide the compartment of moulding (contoured), to be used for holding toothbrush 10 or distributor 96 in distribution or the operating period of brushing teeth.

In certain embodiments, external packing 91 comprises two preformed plastic sheets or folds into and himself goes up and at a sheet material of edge's fusion.(a plurality of) sheet material comprises transparent polymer, and this polymer is by selecting material or more durable and have more rigidity than blister package web 92w by the thickness of polymeric material.

External packing 91 comprises at least one transparent shell 91, and it has and is configured as first opening 94 that comprises a plurality of oral care implements 10 and is configured as second opening 98 that comprises distributor 96.Second opening 98 separates with first opening 94.

In certain embodiments, Clamshell package 91 has half 91a of, the 91b (shown in Figure 13) of two symmetries, and each half one is shaped as the part of the blister package of the subclass of admitting blister package 92 or comprising a plurality of oral care implements 10.Each half 91a of, 91b are shaped as and admit corresponding a part of distributor 96.

In certain embodiments, each half 91a of, 91b are shaped as at least a portion of at least one blister package 92 of admitting the subclass that comprises a plurality of oral care implements 10.In certain embodiments, Clamshell package 91 has two and half 91a of, 91b, and each half one is shaped as the appropriate section of the web 92w that admits blister package 92, as shown in Figure 13.Each half 91a of, 91b are shaped as and admit corresponding a part of distributor 96.In some embodiment of axis B folding (shown in Figure 16), each half one of folding blister package is admitted by corresponding half one of clam shell 91, as shown in Figure 13 in single blister package 92.

In certain embodiments, external packing 91 has slit 93, to be used for that external member 90 is suspended on shop shelf or hook.Alternatively, can provide bigger slit (not shown) with as shank.

In other embodiments, two parts of clam shell 91 are not mirror images each other, but comprise first side with dark recess and have second side of more shallow (or not having) recess.Other modification of clam shell 91 can adapt to the shape of (a plurality of) blister package 92 and (a plurality of) distributor 96 and the modification in the configuration.

An example making the method for external member 90 comprises: provide at least one to comprise the blister package of a plurality of oral care implements; And this at least one blister package 92 is folding around its axis B, thereby two parts face that makes web 92w in the opposite direction.At least one blister package 92 is inserted in the Clamshell package 91; And at least one distributor (pipe 96 that for example, has nozzle 96n) is inserted in the clam shell.Distributor 96 separates and comprises a certain amount of oral care materials 99 with blister package 92.Clamshell package 91 has first opening 94 that is configured as at least one blister package 92 of admittance and is configured as second opening 98 of admitting distributor 96.Seal Clamshell package 91 then, make wherein to have at least one blister package 92 and distributor 96.

In certain embodiments, blister package has first edge and second edge, and providing step to comprise is arranged in a plurality of oral care implements in the corresponding cavity, so that continuous oral care implement replaces between first orientation and second orientation, in first orientation, contiguous first edge of the head of oral care implement, and contiguous second edge of its second end; In second orientation, contiguous first edge of the second end of oral care implement, and contiguous second edge of its head.In certain embodiments, in blister package 92, produce corresponding perforation 92p between every pair of adjacent oral care implement 10.

In certain embodiments, using the method for oral care kits 90 to comprise opens Clamshell package 91 and removes blister package 92 from Clamshell package.Blister package 92 comprises a plurality of cavity 92c that comprise corresponding oral care implement 10.Each oral care implement 10 comprises shank 14, and shank 14 has head 12 at its first end place, and head has outwardly directed at least one cleaning element 26 from the head, and head has and is configured as at least one concave depressions 24 of holding oral care materials.

The user removes one of them oral care implement 10 from blister package 92.The user removes distributor 96 from Clamshell package 91.Distributor 96 separates with oral care implement 10.The user is assigned to the oral care materials 99 of a dosage the depression 24 of the oral care implement 10 that removes from distributor 96.The oral care implement that removes that has oral care materials 99 above the user uses is carried out the dental care program, for example brushes user's tooth.

In certain embodiments, the user abandons the oral care implement 10 that removes after single uses.In certain embodiments, user's (to each oral care implement 10) repeats the step that removes oral care implement, oral care materials 99 be assigned on the oral care implement that removes, carry out the dental care operation and abandon the oral care implement that removes after use from packing 92.

In some embodiment (not shown), external member 90 comprises at least two modification and at least two distributors that comprise different oral care materials respectively of oral care implement.The user coordinates one selection in the oral care implement and the selection of oral care materials.In certain embodiments, shank 14 and distributor 96 optional area color codings, the paired oral care implement 10 of the differentiation of being advised that has the oral care materials 99 of corresponding differentiation with indication.For example, in certain embodiments, oral care implement has for each cleaning element type or type of attachment different shank color correspondingly, and comprises distribution for the recommendation oral care materials of the correspondence of each oral care implement type with having identical color.

By considering specification disclosed herein, other embodiment will be apparent for those skilled in the art.Specification and example are intended to only be counted as exemplary, and true scope of the present invention and spirit are by the scope indication of claims and its equivalent.

As used in the text, scope is used as the abbreviation that is described in each value in this scope.Any value in the scope can be elected to be the end points of this scope.In addition, all lists of references of quoting of this paper all are incorporated herein in full with way of reference.Under the situation of the definition contradiction of the definition in the disclosure and the list of references of quoting, be as the criterion with the disclosure.

Claims

1. oral care kits comprises:

At least one oral care implement, it comprises shank, and described shank has the head at described shank one end place, and described head has from outwardly directed at least one cleaning element of described head;

At least one distributor, it separates with described oral care implement, and described distributor comprises a certain amount of oral care materials;

Packing, it comprises described at least one oral care implement and described at least one distributor, described packing has and comprises first section joining to each other and at least two independent portion's sections of second section, described packing has at least one separable connecting portion that described first section and described second section are separated, wherein, described oral care implement is in described first section, and described distributor is in described second section.

2. oral care kits according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:

A plurality of oral care implements and be used for each corresponding distributor of described oral care implement; And

A plurality of independent portion's sections; Wherein

In in the described oral care implement each and the described distributor each is included in corresponding independent portion's section, and each independent portion's section is separated by at least one separable connecting portion and each other independent portion's section of being close to it, so that the remainder of each independent described packing of the Duan Keyu of portion manually separates.

3. oral care kits according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that described separable connecting portion is by one in the following group of forming: the punched areas of described packing, have the described packing of otch or recess the zone, be easy to be torn or film or the band of the material that breaks or connect at least one adhesive joint of the portion's section that is individually formed of described packing.

4. according to each the described oral care kits in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, describedly be packaged as blister package, and each separable connecting portion is the punched areas of described packing.

5. according to each the described oral care kits in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that:

Describedly be packaged as the blister package with delegation's oral care implement and delegation's distributor, and

Each oral care implement has the corresponding distributor that is close to it, wherein

Each row of described blister package comprise corresponding in corresponding and the described distributor in the described oral care implement, and

Each has separable connecting portion between them to adjacent row.

6. according to each the described oral care kits in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that described distributor is the folliculus that comprises MC liquid, gel, paste or powder.

7. oral care kits according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described folliculus has:

Be used for manually tearing slit, recess or the perforation of described folliculus; And

Nozzle segment, it is positioned and is configured as and form distributing nozzle when described slit, recess or perforation are torn.

8. oral care kits according to claim 7 is characterized in that:

One in described section forms described folliculus, and

The described separable connecting portion that described independent portion's section is separated is slit, recess or the perforation that is used for manually tearing described folliculus.

9. according to each the described oral care kits in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described oral care implement has for the recess of admitting and keep described oral care materials, and the width of described distributing nozzle is less than or equal to the width of described recess.

10. oral care kits according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:

A plurality of oral care implements, and the dosage number of the described oral care materials in described distributor is the same at least big with the quantity of oral care implement; And

A plurality of independent portion's sections,

Wherein, in described distributor and the described oral care implement each is included in corresponding independent portion's section, and each independent portion's section is separated by at least one separable connecting portion and each other independent portion's section of being close to it, so that the remainder of each independent described packing of the Duan Keyu of portion manually separates.

11. oral care kits according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described oral care implement has the opening that extends through described head, and

Described distributor comprises nozzle, and described nozzle is by size design and be configured as and cooperate described opening in order to distribute described oral care materials from described head back.

12. each the described oral care kits according in the aforementioned claim is characterized in that described distributor comprises nozzle, described nozzle is connected at least one side opening with admittance and distributes described oral care materials.

13. each the described oral care kits according in the aforementioned claim is characterized in that the described cleaning element of described oral care implement comprises milled foam.

14. each the described oral care kits according in the aforementioned claim is characterized in that, the cleaning element of described oral care implement is the formaldehyde-melamine-sodium hydrogensulfite copolymer of member.

15. an oral care kits comprises:

A plurality of oral care implements, each comprises shank, and described shank has the head at described shank one end place, and described head has from outwardly directed at least one cleaning element of described head, and is configured as the recess that keeps oral care materials;

At least one distributor, it separates with described oral care implement, described distributor comprises a certain amount of described oral care materials, and described distribution apparatus is useful on the aperture of distributing described oral care materials, and described aperture has the width of the width that is less than or equal to described recess; And

Packing, it comprises described a plurality of oral care implement and described at least one distributor.

16. oral care kits according to claim 15 is characterized in that:

The dosage number of the described oral care materials in the amount in the described distributor quantity with oral care implement at least is the same big.

17., it is characterized in that described nozzle has at least one side opening that is connected to it according to claim 15 or 16 described oral care kits, to admit and to distribute described oral care materials.

18. each the described oral care kits according in the claim 15 to 17 is characterized in that:

Described packing has at least three portion's sections that join to each other, and each section has independent closed chamber,

Described distributor and described a plurality of oral care implement are included in in the described independent closed chamber corresponding one separately, and

Described packing have each and described independent closed chamber in described independent closed chamber vicinity its each another between a plurality of separable connecting portion.

19. each the described oral care kits according in the claim 15 to 17 is characterized in that the described cleaning element of at least one in described a plurality of oral care implements comprises formaldehyde-melamine-sodium hydrogensulfite copolymer.

20. each the described oral care kits according in the claim 15 to 17 is characterized in that the cleaning element of described oral care implement is the one-piece ground foam.

21. oral care kits according to claim 20 is characterized in that, described milled foam is formaldehyde-melamine-sodium hydrogensulfite copolymer.