Patent ID: 11877645
Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A personal care implement having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
a head configured to perform a personal care function;
a handle coupled to the head and configured to be gripped by a user during performance of the personal care function, the handle comprising a distal axial portion that comprises a distal end of the handle that is located furthest from the head; and
wherein the distal axial portion of the handle comprises:
a recess that is elongated in a direction of the longitudinal axis;
a first portion formed from a rigid material and comprising a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a distal edge extending between the front and rear surfaces that at least partially surrounds the recess, the front surface being convex in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis and the rear surface being concave in the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis and forming a floor of the recess, wherein the distal edge and the rear surface face in a same direction; and
a second portion formed from an elastomeric material that covers the distal edge of the first portion; and

wherein the front surface of the first portion of the distal axial portion of the handle is not covered by the second portion such that the front surface of the first portion of the distal axial portion forms an entirety of an exposed front surface of the distal axial portion of the handle.