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

Claim 0:
1. A personal care implement comprising:
a body extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a head configured to perform a personal care function and a handle configured to be gripped by a user during performance of the personal care function, the handle comprising a thumb grip portion and a finger grip portion that extends from the thumb grip portion to a distal end of the handle that is located furthest from the head;
wherein the finger grip portion of the handle has a generally U-shaped transverse cross-sectional area that defines a recess in a rear surface of the finger grip portion, the recess being elongated in a direction of the longitudinal axis;
wherein the finger grip portion of the handle comprises a first portion formed of a hard plastic material and a second portion formed of an elastomeric material, the first portion being generally U-shaped and comprising a convex front surface, a concave rear surface, and a distal edge that extends between the convex front surface and the concave rear surface, the distal edge and the concave rear surface facing in a same direction, the second portion covering and protruding from the distal edge of the first portion; and
wherein the second portion of the finger grip portion does not cover the convex front surface of the first portion of the finger grip portion.