Patent ID: 9549607
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A46B

Claim:
1. An oral care implement comprising: a head; a plurality of gum massaging elements extending from proximate a peripheral side of the head; and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements positioned on the head including a plurality of side tooth cleaning elements, each side tooth cleaning element being positioned inwards and adjacent one of the gum massaging elements, each side tooth cleaning element being paired with a single respective gum massaging element, each side tooth cleaning element fixed to the head at an oblique angle relative to the head so that each side tooth cleaning element is inclined towards the gum massaging element to which the side tooth cleaning element is paired, wherein the gum massaging elements provide transverse support to the side tooth cleaning elements during brushing; wherein each of the plurality of gum massaging elements comprises a pair of spaced tines; and wherein each side tooth cleaning element has a width that is greater than a maximum distance between inner surfaces of the pair of spaced tines of the gum massaging element to which the side tooth cleaning element is paired.