Oral care package

a technology for oral care and packaging, applied in the direction of brushes, transportation and packaging, rigid containers, etc., can solve the problem of lower scent concentrations available to users, and achieve the effect of reducing the amount of scent leakage and reducing the amount of scent released

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-01
BRAUN GMBH
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[0005]The oral care implement package of the present invention may reduce the amount of leakage of scent from the oral care implement while the oral care implement is in the package. In some embodiments, the oral care package comprises a plastic shell, a backer, a vapor impermeable layer, and an oral care implement. The plastic shell provides a first surface of the package while the backer provides a second surface of the package. The vapor impermeable layer is attached to the backer and the backer is attached to the plastic shell. The oral care implement is positioned between the plastic shell and the vapor impermeable layer. The oral care implement comprises a scented tongue cleaner and / or a scented handle. The vapor impermeable layer is capable or reducing the amount of scent released from the tongue cleaner and / or the handle while the oral care implement is in the package.

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This can result in lower concentrations of scent available for the user upon purchase.

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[0016]The following text sets forth a broad description of numerous different embodiments of the present invention. The description is to be construed as exemplary only and does not describe every possible embodiment since describing every possible embodiment would be impractical, if not impossible, and it will be understood that any feature, characteristic, component, composition, ingredient, product, step or methodology described herein can be deleted, combined with or substituted for, in whole or part, any other feature, characteristic, component, composition, ingredient, product, step or methodology described herein. Numerous alternative embodiments could be implemented, using either current technology or technology developed after the filing date of this patent, which would still fall within the scope of the claims. All publications and patents cited herein are incorporated herein by reference.

[0017]It should also be understood that, unless a term is expressly defin...

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Abstract

An oral care implement package is described herein. The oral care implement package can have a backer with a vapor impermeable layer attached thereto. The backer is attached to a plastic shell. An oral care implement having a scented tongue cleaner and/or a scented handle is positioned between the plastic shell and the vapor impermeable layer. The vapor impermeable layer reducing the amount of scent released from the tongue cleaner and/or handle while the oral care implement is in the package.

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CROSS REFERENCE[0001]This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 359935, filed on Jun. 30, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention pertains to a personal hygiene packaging, more particularly to packaging for oral care devices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In order to enhance a brushing experience of a user, there are toothbrushes available which offer a scented tongue cleaner and / or a scented handle. In general, during use, the scent of the tongue cleaner and / or handle is released from the toothbrush in such quantities that the user can detect the scent, thereby enhancing the brushing experience by the user.[0004]These toothbrushes are generally packaged in standard toothbrush packaging. Specifically, the standard toothbrush packages include a plastic outer shell which is attached to a plastic or cardboard backer. These packages typically include slits or openings in the back...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A46B17/04
CPCA46B15/0091A61C19/02B65D75/36A61C2202/02A61C2202/00
Inventor KAREY, PETRA GERDASCHMIDT, THORSTENBACK, SIMONEFINGER, GERHARDSTOERKEL, JENS UWEREINKING, REX ERWINGUSTAFSON, CASEY JOSEPH
Owner BRAUN GMBH
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