Patent ID: 8032971

Claim:
An oral care implement, comprising: a head having a support member having a longitudinal axis; a tooth cleaning element extending from the support member of the head and comprising: a first transverse wall member having a top surface; a second transverse wall member spaced from the first transverse wall member and having a top surface; a longitudinal wall member extending between and connecting the first and second transverse wall members, the longitudinal wall member having a top surface that extends from a first end to a second end, the top surface of the longitudinal wall member having a lowermost portion positioned between the first end and the second end; the first end of the top surface of the longitudinal wall member located at a first side of the first transverse wall member below the top surface of the first transverse wall member, the first transverse wall member extending upward from the first end of the top surface of the longitudinal wall member; the second end of the top surface of the longitudinal wall member located at a first side of the second transverse wall member below the top surface of the second transverse wall member, the second transverse wall member extending upward from the second end of the top surface of the longitudinal wall member; and a protrusion extending upwardly from the lowermost portion of the top surface of the longitudinal wall member and downwardly from the lowermost portion of the top surface of the longitudinal wall member.