Patent ID: 8732890
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. An oral care implement comprising: a base having a handle region, an oral engaging region, a neck between the handle region and the oral engaging region, the base further comprising a recess surrounding the handle and/or the neck and having a first boundary and a second boundary, the first boundary being more distant from a distal end than the second boundary, the first boundary and the second boundary being angled with respect to a mold parting line of the oral care implement, the recess further including an intermediate area disposed between the first boundary and the second boundary, the intermediate area having a differential width along a length of the intermediate area, the differential width including a primary intermediate width extending through a point where the mold parting line intersects a thinnest portion of the width of the intermediate area, the primary intermediate width being disposed intermediate the first boundary and the second boundary, wherein the base comprises a first material; and a collar comprising a second material disposed in the recess, and wherein the second material is softer than the first material.