Patent ID: 7607189
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: A46B,A61B

Abstract:
1. An oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end and a first surface; a first set of V-shaped ridges protruding outward from the first surface for cleansing soft oral tissue, the first set of V-shaped ridges located at the proximal end of the head; a second set of V-shaped ridges protruding outward from the first surface for cleansing soft oral tissue, the second set of V-shaped ridges located at the distal end of the head; a third set of curved ridges protruding outward from the first surface for cleansing soft oral tissue, the third set of curved ridges located between the first and second sets of V-shaped ridges; each of the curved ridges having a concave side facing the handle and an opposite convex side; each of the V-shaped ridges having an apex pointing away from the handle; wherein the first set of V-shaped ridges, the second set of V-shaped ridges and the third set of curved ridges are aligned along the longitudinal axis of the head; and wherein each of the curved ridges and each of the V-shaped ridges have a transverse width and a height, the transverse width being greater than the height.