WO2006065496A2 - Oral care implement - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0055—Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
- A46B15/0081—Brushes with a scraper, e.g. tongue scraper
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/24—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0055—Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/24—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers
- A61B17/244—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers for cleaning of the tongue
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
- A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
- A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures
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- the present invention pertains to an oral care implement with a tongue cleanser for cleansing the tongue and other soft tissue in the mouth.
- the present invention pertains to an oral care implement with a tongue cleanser provided with a unique combination of hard and soft materials to effectively cleanse the tongue and other soft tissue within the mouth with comfort and a reduced risk of injury to the user.
- a tongue cleanser is formed of two components that combine to define at least one cleaning projection that extends from a head of an implement.
- One component of the tongue cleanser is composed of a relatively hard material to provide stability and effective cleaning of the soft tissue.
- the other component is composed of a relatively soft material to provide comfort and safety to the user during use of the implement.
- the tongue cleanser includes a base composed of a relatively hard material that protrudes from a surface of the head, and a soft material that at least partially overlies the base.
- the hard base provides good stability for cleaning bacteria and debris from the tongue or other tissue, while the soft layer provides comfort and a reduced risk of injury, hi one embodiment, the tip of the base is covered with the soft material, hi another embodiment, a small extension of the base tip is exposed through the soft material.
- the tongue cleanser includes a projection formed of a soft material, which is embedded in a hard base for enhanced rigidity, hi one embodiment, the projection is a tapering member with a narrow tip to engage and clean soft tissue in the mouth and a wide base portion anchored in a hard material portion of the head.
- the soft material engages the tongue for comfort and safety.
- the hard material provides enhanced stiffness and stability to the cleanser.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a head of a toothbrush in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in Figure 1.
- Figures 3-6 are partial cross sectional views alternative structures taken along line II-II of Figure 1.
- Toothbrush 10 includes a head 12 and a handle 14. While Figure 1 only illustrates the connection of the handle to the head, the handle is preferably an elongate member to be grasped by the user.
- the handle 14 could have any known shape and construction adapted for the manipulation needed to clean the teeth and/or tongue of a user.
- Head 12 includes a pair of opposite sides 16, 17 with teeth cleaning elements 20 extending from side 16 and a soft tissue cleanser 21 provided on side 17.
- soft tissue cleanser 21 may be used to impact areas of the mouth other than the teeth, it is primarily intended for use as a tongue cleanser and will be described herein as such for purposes of convenience.
- head 12 is shown with an oblong shape, other known shapes could be used.
- the teeth cleaning elements 20 could be bristles and/or elastomeric members of various shapes and sizes. Any form or combination of elements 20 suitable for cleaning a user's teeth could be used.
- Tongue cleanser 21 includes at least one projection 22, and preferably a plurality of projections, to cleanse the tongue and other soft tissue of the mouth (e.g., the inner surfaces of the cheeks). While the projections are preferably formed on a head also provided with teeth cleaning elements 20, they could be formed on other implements or other parts of the toothbrush. Any reference to a head of an implement is simply meant to be a reference to the operative portion of the implement that is inserted into the mouth, and does not refer to a particular shape, structure or location of the head. In the present invention, each of the projections is formed by a combination of hard and soft materials to provide the beneficial effects of superior cleaning of the tongue (or other soft tissue) with comfort and safety from injury.
- a plurality of projections 22 are formed to extend across a back side 17 of head 12.
- Each projection includes a base portion 28 protruding from the head, and a layer 29 overlying the base portion (Fig 2).
- Base 28 is composed of a relatively rigid material such as Polypropylene, although many other materials could be used.
- the base portion is preferably formed as part of the head as shown in Figure 2, but could be separately formed and attached to the head by adhesive, fasteners or the like.
- Layer 29 is preferably a thermoplastic elastomer such as Santoprene, Thermolast-K, Dynaflex, although many other materials could also be used so long as they are compatible for oral care and soft enough to provide the desired comfort and/or safety benefits.
- projections 22 are described and shown as ridges 24, they could have a non-ridge construction (e.g., columnar or conical) if desired.
- Various shapes and cross-sectional configurations of projections 22 are contemplated.
- base 28 tapers to a narrow tip 32 to better dig into the recesses in the tongue and remove bacteria and debris.
- the base can be formed to have a generally triangular cross section, though other narrowing shapes could be used.
- constant cross-sectional shapes, non- tapering shapes or those that do not taper to a narrow tip could also be used if desired.
- the soft overlayer 29 overlies the entire back side 17 of head 12 for enhanced comfort and safety; i.e., layer 29 protects users from cutting or injuring their tongues or other tissue even when very narrow tips are used to define ridges 24.
- Soft layer 29 is preferably molded over side 17 of head 12, but could be otherwise secured such as by adhesive, fasteners, etc.
- a soft layer or covering 29a could be formed to cover only the tips 32a of ridges 24a of tongue cleanser 21a (Fig. 3).
- the soft material component 29 could cover more or less of the base 28 than is shown in Figure 3, or could cover bases 28 and only a part of side 17 of head 12 without covering the entire side.
- base 28 extends 0.5 to 1 mm from side 17 of head 12, and soft material component 29 is 0.3 to 0.5 mm thick. Nevertheless, many other smaller and greater extensions and thicknesses could be used to form projections.
- tongue cleanser 21b includes at least one ridge 24b defined by a base portion 28b and an overlayer 29b.
- base 28b is formed of a relatively hard material, which in the preferred construction is formed as a unitary portion of the head.
- base 28b preferably tapers to a narrow tip 32b to effectively remove bacteria and debris, although other shapes could be used.
- Overlayer 29b is composed of a relatively soft material, which partially covers base portion 28b. However, in this construction, the tip 32b of base portion 28b is left uncovered, while the remaining portion of the base is covered by the soft component 29b.
- base portion 28b protrudes outward from a recess 40 formed in side 17b of head 12b.
- recess 40 has the form of an elongate channel extending across side 17b. If the projection were instead, for example, columnar, the recess would then preferably encircle the projection.
- the soft component 29b fills and is secured in recess 40 about base 28, and defines an outer surface 42 that gradually extends to a position proximate tip 32b.
- outer surface 42 of overlayer 29 has a broad curved, convex shape against which the tongue or other tissue slides.
- base 28b has a height (i.e., from the bottom of recess 40 to tip 32b) of 1 mm, and extends 0.5 mm beyond outer surface 42, though these dimensions could vary considerably.
- the construction could vary.
- recess 40 could be eliminated and the hard component formed as a shorter base that extends directly from a generally planar back side 17.
- soft component would preferably be a generally uniform layer overlying at least part of the back side of the head and part of the base.
- the tip portion of the relatively hard first component could be secured to the relatively soft second component (not shown) rather than the being directly fixed to the head.
- tongue cleanser 21c is formed by a soft material component 29c that defines a projection 48 which is embedded in a relatively hard base 49, preferably a hard base portion of head 12c.
- projection 48 preferably protrudes from a recess 50 defined in side 17c of head 12c; although recess 50 could be omitted.
- Projection 48 preferably extends outwardly from the recess 50 and above a plane 55 defined by the side 17c such that the projection 48 is raised relative to the side 17c to provide increased cleaning benefits. Nevertheless, tip 56 of the projection may be generally co-extensive with plane 55 so long as contact with the soft tissue still occurs.
- Recess 50 is similar to recess 40 discussed above, except that in this construction the recess remains open.
- recess 50 would be an elongate channel extending across the head.
- Ridge 48 is anchored into the head to provide a stiffer member, despite being a soft material, to provide an effective cleansing of the tongue and other tissue.
- ridge 48 has a height (extending from the bottom of recess 50) of about 1 mm, and a projection above back side 17c of about 0.5 mm. Nevertheless, wide variations from these dimensions may be used.
- projection 48 includes an anchoring portion 54 that is embedded in base 49 (which is preferably a portion of head 12) and a tip 56 for contacting the soft tissue.
- Projection 48 preferably tapers from anchoring portion 54 to tip 56 to define a narrowed tip for effectively cleaning of the tongue and other tissue, and a broad anchoring portion for greater support and stiffness. Nevertheless, other tapering and non-tapering projections could be used.
- Fig. 5 illustrates one example of a concavity defined within side 17c (i.e., the recess 50) that includes a tissue-cleaning convexity (i.e., projection 48) extending outwardly therefrom.
- the concavity can be defined as an elongate depression or ridge or a hemispherical recess, with other concavities being contemplated.
- the convexity can be any shape and/or cross-section including, but not limited to, those projection shapes disclosed herein.
- the convexity can be a column 60 of constant cross-section extending from a concavity 62 of square profile as shown in Fig. 6.
- the tongue cleanser of the present invention has been discussed primarily in connection with a plurality of ridges that extend laterally across the head, the concepts of the invention are applicable to all kinds of projections usable as a tongue cleanser.
- the ridges may have all kinds of shapes and configurations on the head as disclosed in co-pending US Patent Application Serial No. 10/989,267, entitled Oral Care Implement, filed November 17, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- the projections may be formed as non-ridge projections or a mixture of ridge and non-ridge projections, such as disclosed in the co-pending application US Patent Application Serial No. 10/989,267 or in co-pending US Patent Application Serial No. 10/869,922, entitled Oral Care Implement and filed June 18, 2004, which is also hereby incorporated by reference.
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