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Package of oral care implements and method of using the same

a technology for oral care and implements, applied in the field of oral care implements packaging, can solve the problem that oral care implements cannot be used

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-24
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
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Benefits of technology

This patent describes a package of oral care implements that includes a tubular body with several subcavities within its walls. Each subcavy is designed to hold an oral care implement, which can be accessed through a thin film that can be manipulated. The package also includes slots or shelf-contained within the tubular body's walls that allow for easy retrieval of the oral care implements. The subcavities and slots are sealed to prevent any leakage, making the package easy to open and close while maintaining its integrity. The technical effects of this invention include improved protection and preservation of the oral care implements, as well as easy access to them through a convenient package design.

Problems solved by technology

Often, however, oral care implements cannot be used due to a lack of a water source, such as when a user is driving in a vehicle or on-the-go.

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[0023]The following description of the preferred embodiment(s) is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.

[0024]The description of illustrative embodiments according to principles of the present invention is intended to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which are to be considered part of the entire written description. In the description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention disclosed herein, any reference to direction or orientation is merely intended for convenience of description and is not intended in any way to limit the scope of the present invention. Relative terms such as “lower,”“upper,”“horizontal,”“vertical,”“above,”“below,”“up,”“down,”“left,”“right,”“top,”“bottom,”“front” and “rear” as well as derivatives thereof (e.g., “horizontally,”“downwardly,”“upwardly,” etc.) should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawing under discussion. These re...

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Abstract

A package (1000) of oral care implements (100) comprising: a tubular body (1001) having an annular wall (1002) forming a cavity (1005), a plurality of inner walls (1010) in the cavity that divide the cavity into a plurality of subcavities (1006), a floor (1007) sealing a bottom end (1009) of each of the subcavities, and a roof (1003) sealing a top end of each of the subcavities; at least one oral care implement disposed within each of the subcavities; a plurality of slots (1030) in the annular wall, wherein each slot forms a passageway into one of the subcavities through which one of the oral care implements can be retrieved; a film (1020) sealing the slots, the film configured so that a portion of the film can be manipulated to provide access into one of the plurality of subcavities while the other subcavities remain sealed.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of packaging oral care implements, and specifically to a package of oral care implements having a moisture sensitive pre-applied oral care material.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The advantages of good dental hygiene are well known. Often, however, oral care implements cannot be used due to a lack of a water source, such as when a user is driving in a vehicle or on-the-go. Oral care implements that can be used without a water source have recently been developed. For example, oral care implements have been developed that provide an oral care material within the oral care implement itself, such as through an integrated channel, for distribution through the oral care implement to the bristles. Disposable waterless oral care implements that utilize a pre-applied moisture sensitive capsule have also been introduced into the market.[0003]Oral care implements, such as those described above, must be maintained in a sea...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D85/00
CPCB65D85/00B65D1/165B65D1/24B65D77/2032B65D81/265B65D81/266B65D2577/2091
Inventor HOHLBEIN, DOUGLAS
Owner COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO