Patent ID: 11877643
Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A tracking attachment for an oral care implement, the tracking attachment comprising:
a housing defining a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a portion of an oral care implement, the housing comprising:
a first housing portion extending from a first end to a second end and comprising a first connection element, the first housing portion having an inner surface that defines a first portion of the receiving cavity that is open at both of the first and second ends of the first housing portion; and
a second housing portion extending from a first end to a second end and having a second connection element that mates with the first connection element of the first housing portion to detachably couple the second housing portion to the first housing portion, the second housing portion having an inner surface that defines a second portion of the receiving cavity that is open at the second end of the second housing portion; and

a tracking unit configured to facilitate tracking at least one of a position, orientation, or movement of the oral care implement within an oral cavity of a user;
wherein the housing comprises an alignment feature that is configured to interact with a feature on a handle of the oral care implement to prevent relative axial and rotational movement between the oral care implement and the housing, wherein the alignment feature comprises an aperture formed through the first housing portion from an outer surface of the first housing portion to the inner surface of the first housing portion.