Patent ID: 9585464
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A46B

Claim:
1. An oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a base structure having a front surface, a rear surface and an opening forming a passageway extending from the rear surface of the base structure to the front surface of the base structure; a first pod formed integrally with the base structure and extending from the front surface of the base structure; a carrier having a front surface and a rear surface, the carrier comprising a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the front surface of the carrier, the carrier movably supported above the front surface of the base structure by at least the first pod so that a gap exists between the rear surface of the carrier and the front surface of the base structure; and a spheroid positioned within the opening so that a first portion of the spheroid protrudes from the front surface of the base structure into the gap and a second portion of the spheroid protrudes from the rear surface of the base structure.