US 12,102,220 B2
Oral care implement
Wen Jin Xi, Shanghai (CN); Guang Sheng Guo, Yangzhou (CN); Felix Mueller, Zell am See (AT); Robert Moskovich, Manakin-Sabot, VA (US); Stephen Nelson, New Brunswick, NJ (US); and Joachim Storz, Zell am See (AT)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/465,256.
Application 18/465,256 is a continuation of application No. 17/301,960, filed on Apr. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,771,210.
Application 17/301,960 is a continuation of application No. 16/722,618, filed on Dec. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,013,313, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 16/722,618 is a continuation of application No. 15/113,390, granted, now 10,561,229, issued on Feb. 18, 2020, previously published as PCT/CN2015/084889, filed on Jul. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041194 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A46B 5/02 (2006.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC A46B 5/026 (2013.01) [A46B 5/02 (2013.01); A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oral care implement comprising:
an elongated body extending from a bottom end to a top end along a longitudinal axis, the elongated body comprising:
a core portion formed from a colored hard plastic, the core portion being elongated in a direction of the longitudinal axis; and
a shell portion formed from a transparent hard plastic and having an outer surface, the core portion being disposed within the shell portion and being visible through the shell portion; and
a grip component formed from an elastomeric material located on a portion of the outer surface of the shell portion, the grip component comprising a closed loop portion that defines a viewing window through which the elongated body is visible.