Patent ID: 9681744
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A46B,A61B,A61C

Claim:
1. An oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head attached to said handle, said head having a front surface with cleaning elements extending outwardly therefrom; at least one light emitting diode located on said head to radiate light at a wavelength between 350-410 nm toward a user's teeth; wherein said at least one light emitting diode is surface mounted on the head so as to not protrude beyond the front surface of the head; wherein the at least one light emitting diode comprises a first one of the light emitting diodes and a second one of the light emitting diodes, each of the first and second ones of the light emitting diodes surface mounted on the head and aligned along a longitudinal axis of the head in a spaced-apart manner; wherein the first one of the light emitting diodes is directly surrounded by three bristle tufts and the second one of the light emitting diodes is directly surrounded by four bristle tufts; wherein each of the first and second ones of the light emitting diodes has a front surface that is flush with the front surface of the head, the front surface of the first and second ones of the light emitting diodes having a rectangular shape with four sides and four corners; and wherein two of the bristle tufts surrounding the first one of the light emitting diodes are positioned adjacent to one of the corners of the first one of the light emitting diodes, one of the bristle tufts surrounding the first one of the light emitting diodes is positioned adjacent to one of the sides of the first one of the light emitting diodes, and each of the bristle tufts surrounding the second one of the light emitting diodes is positioned adjacent to one of the corners of the second one of the light emitting diodes.