US 11,839,291 B2
Oral care implement
Akshay Basireddy, Baton Rouge, LA (US); Alaina Marcomb Reed, Watson, LA (US); Benjamin Ebrahim, New Orleans, LA (US); and James Andrew Stapp, Jr., Metairie, LA (US)
Assigned to AB INNOVATIONS, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA (US)
Filed by AB Innovations, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/539,429.
Prior Publication US 2023/0165364 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. A46B 11/00 (2006.01); A46B 11/06 (2006.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC A46B 11/0086 (2013.01) [A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 11/002 (2013.01); A46B 11/06 (2013.01); A46B 11/0062 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oral care implement comprising:
(A) an elongated outer member comprising a head defining at least one opening, a base, and at least one cavity formed by the outer member and extending from the head to the base;
(B) an elongated inner member comprising a first end portion defining an aperture configured for placing in fluid communication with the opening of the head, a second end portion and at least one channel formed by the inner member and extending from the first end portion to the second end portion; and
(C) a cleaning element extending from the head;
wherein at least a portion of the elongated inner member is sized and configured to be positioned within at least a portion of the elongated outer member;
wherein at least a portion of the elongated inner member is rotatable within at least a portion of the elongated outer member from a closed state to an open state and from an open state to a closed state so as to control a flow of an oral care fluid through the oral care implement;
wherein the oral care implement is configured for placing in fluid communication with a reservoir containing the oral care fluid;
wherein the base of the elongated outer member interfaces with the second end portion of the elongated inner member to form a lock configured to place the oral care implement in the closed state or the open state;
wherein the elongated inner member further comprises one or more protrusions configured to interface with one or more corresponding tabs of the elongated outer member to prevent rotation of the elongated outer member beyond a predetermined point relative to the elongated inner member; and
wherein at least one flipper extends from the elongated outer member and is sized and configured to bend beyond at least one of the protrusions of the elongated inner member.