Patent ID: 8561247
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. An oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head attached to the handle, the head having a base structure having a first face; a first pod extending from the first face of the base structure and comprising a plurality of cleaning elements extending from the first pod, the first pod being non-movable with respect to the base structure; a second pod extending from the first face of the base structure and comprising a plurality of cleaning elements extending from the second pod, the second pod being non-movable with respect to the base structure; a third pod disposed between and supported above the first face by the first and second pods by at least one suspension member, the third pod being movable with respect to the base structure, a gap existing between a bottom surface of the third pod and the first face of the base structure, a plurality of cleaning elements extending from the third pod; and wherein a top portion of the first pod, a top portion of the second pod, the third pod, and the at least one suspension member are formed as a unitary assembly that is subsequently attached to the base structure.