US 11,751,675 B2
Toothbrush
Chi Shing Wong, Warren, NJ (US); Douglas J. Hohlbein, Hopewell, NJ (US); Kenneth Waguespack, North Brunswick, NJ (US); Al Sprosta, Maplewood, NJ (US); Wen Jin Xi, Shanghai (CN); and Xiangji Ding, YangZhou (CN)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/249,055.
Application 17/249,055 is a continuation of application No. 16/048,747, filed on Jul. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,952,526.
Application 16/048,747 is a continuation of application No. 14/639,848, filed on Mar. 5, 2015, granted, now 10,070,715, issued on Sep. 11, 2018.
Application 14/639,848 is a continuation of application No. 14/108,887, filed on Dec. 17, 2013, granted, now 8,997,301, issued on Apr. 7, 2015.
Application 14/108,887 is a continuation of application No. 13/461,083, filed on May 1, 2012, granted, now 8,745,805, issued on Jun. 10, 2014.
Application 13/461,083 is a continuation of application No. 12/142,900, filed on Jun. 20, 2008, granted, now 8,510,893, issued on Aug. 20, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0169207 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A46B 5/02 (2006.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A46B 5/026 (2013.01) [A46B 5/02 (2013.01); A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 15/0016 (2013.01); A46B 15/0087 (2013.01); A46B 15/0055 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toothbrush comprising:
an opaque base component comprising an outer surface and at least one projection protruding from the outer surface;
a second component covering the outer surface of the base component, the second component being at least semi-transparent; and
wherein a distal end of the at least one projection is flush with an outer surface of the second component;
a third component formed of a thermoplastic elastomer covering at least one of: (1) a portion of the base component; and (2) a portion of the second component; and
wherein the opaque base component and second component are chemically compatible, comprise a hard polyolefin, and the opaque base component and the second components have different transparencies.