Patent ID: 8881332
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
1. A toothbrush comprising a brush head that includes: a front surface; a back surface; a plurality of vertical bristles extending upward from the front surface; a capsule receiving zone sized to receive an oral care capsule, the capsule receiving zone including a recess defined in the front surface and arranged to receive at least a portion of an oral care capsule inserted past the vertical bristles; and at least one pair of angled capsule retaining elements that are elevated above the recess and configured to retain an oral care capsule in the capsule receiving zone, wherein each pair of the at least one pair angled capsule retaining elements includes a first and a second angled capsule retaining element arranged along diametrically opposing sides of an oral care capsule when present in the capsule receiving zone; and wherein at least a portion of each angled capsule retaining element of the at least one pair of capsule retaining elements is arranged to contact the oral care capsule.