Patent ID: 8806695

Claim:
An oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head having a head platform, the head extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis that extends in an axial direction, the proximal end of the head attached to the handle and the distal end of the head remote from the handle, the longitudinal axis dividing the head into a first side and an opposing second side; a first fixed pod extending from a first face of the head platform and having a first perimetric edge surface; at least one movable carrier supported above the first face of the head platform by at least the first fixed pod and a first suspension member, a plurality of tooth cleaning elements directly attached to the at least one movable carrier, the at least one movable carrier having a second perimetric edge surface and a third perimetric edge surface; the first perimetric edge surface of the first fixed pod positioned in confronting relation with and spaced apart in the axial direction from the second perimetric edge surface of the at least one movable carrier so that a first gap exists between the first perimetric edge surface of the first fixed pod and the second perimetric edge surface of the at least one movable carrier; the first suspension member comprising a first elongated reinforcement connector extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the first elongated reinforcement connector directly connected to the first perimetric edge surface of the first fixed pod at a first connection point and the second end of the first elongated reinforcement connector directly connected to the second perimetric edge surface of the at least one movable carrier at a second connection point; wherein the first elongated reinforcement connector extends from the first perimetric edge surface of the first fixed pod to the second perimetric edge surface of the at least one movable carrier in the axial direction, the first elongated reinforcement connector located within the first gap between the first perimetric edge surface of the first fixed pod and the second perimetric edge surface of the at least one movable carrier; and wherein the first connection point is located on the first side of the longitudinal axis and the second connection point is located on the second side of the longitudinal axis.