Patent ID: 9027193
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
1. An oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head connected to the handle, the head formed by a plurality of segments constructed of a rigid material, the plurality of segments including a first segment and a second segment, each of the first and second segments comprising a front surface, wherein the first and second segments are spaced apart so that a channel exists between the first and second segments; an elastomeric material in the channel connecting the first and second segments, the first and second segments being flexible relative to one another between a normal state and a flexed state; and an elastomeric cleaning element comprising: a base portion connected to and extending from the elastomeric material disposed in the channel, the base portion overlying a portion of each of the front surfaces of the first and second segments when the first and second segments are in the normal state; and an upper portion extending from the base portion; wherein the elastomeric cleaning element is an elastomeric wall, the upper portion of the elastomeric cleaning element comprising a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the first and second major surfaces being substantially parallel to one another, the base portion of the elastomeric cleaning element comprising a first surface that extends obliquely from the first major surface and a second surface that extends obliquely from the second major surface.