Oral-care implement having color-communicative element

• Main Authors: Wen, Li, Reno, Elizabeth Ann Brown, Alinski, Jens, Newman, Matthew Lloyd
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.10.2018
• Subjects: BRUSHES; BRUSHWARE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES

An oral-care implement comprises a mounting surface having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a plurality of filaments outwardly extending from the mounting surface in at least one direction not parallel to either one of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, each filament having a free end terminating with a tip. At least some of the filaments possess at least one functional characteristic selected from the group consisting of filament's structure, composition, cross-sectional shape, tip geometry, and any combination thereof. A plurality of filament tips comprises a working surface that includes at least a first color and a second color different from the first color. The at least first color forms at least one scaled-up image graphically replicating the at least one functional characteristic, thereby visually communicating to a consumer that the oral-care implement includes filaments having certain functional characteristic(s)-and that the oral-care implement possesses superior efficacy attributable to said filaments.