Packaged oral care implement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10159333-B2
Application number	US-201415504125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2014
Priority date	Aug 15, 2014
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A packaged oral care implement that includes a package having a blister carton with a receiving trough, an insert tray positioned within the receiving trough, and a backer panel enclosing an open rear end of the receiving trough. The insert tray may be located within a middle axial section of the receiving trough and is in a fixed axial position relative to the blister carton through mating contact between a retaining section of the blister carton and a portion of the insert tray. An oral care implement is positioned within the receiving trough of the blister carton such that an an sate body of the oral care implement is positioned within a product receiving channel of the insert tray to prevent movement of the oral care implement relative to the insert tray.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaged oral care implement comprising:
a package comprising:
a blister carton comprising a first longitudinal sidewall, a second longitudinal sidewall and a front wall extending between the first and second longitudinal sidewalls, wherein the first and second longitudinal sidewalls and the front wall collectively define a receiving trough, the receiving trough having an open rear end, the receiving trough extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a lower axial section, a middle axial section, and an upper axial section, the middle axial section located between the lower and upper axial sections;
an insert tray positioned within the receiving trough and located entirely within the middle axial section of the receiving trough, the middle axial section comprising a front retaining portion in the front wall, a first side retraining portion in the first longitudinal sidewall and a second side retaining portion in the second longitudinal sidewall, the insert tray retained in a fixed axial position relative to the blister carton through mating with the front retaining portion, the first side retaining portion and the second side retaining portion, the insert tray comprising a first product receiving channel; and
a backer panel coupled to the blister carton that encloses the open rear end of the receiving trough; and

a first oral care implement having an ansate body positioned within the receiving trough of the blister carton, a portion of the ansate body positioned within the first product receiving channel of the insert tray to prevent movement of the first oral care implement relative to the insert tray.

2. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the first longitudinal sidewall comprises a first planar section and a second planar section, the first side retaining portion located between the first and second planar sections of the first longitudinal sidewall; and wherein the second longitudinal sidewall comprises a first planar section and a second planar section, the second side retaining portion located between the first and second planar sections of the second longitudinal sidewall.

3. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the first side retaining portion of the first longitudinal sidewall comprises a first curved wall section having a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface, the first side portion of the insert tray nesting within the first curved wall section; and wherein the second side retaining portion of the second longitudinal sidewall comprises a second curved wall section having a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface, the second side portion of the insert tray nesting within the second curved wall section.

4. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 3 wherein the convex outer surface of the first curved wall section outwardly protrudes from the first and second planar sections of the first longitudinal sidewall; and wherein the convex outer surface of the second curved wall section outwardly protrudes from the first and second planar sections of the second longitudinal sidewall.

5. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the insert tray further comprises a middle portion located between the first and second side portions of the insert tray, the first product receiving channel located in the middle portion.

6. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the front retaining portion comprises a detent in an inner surface of the front wall, a rear portion of the insert tray nesting within the detent.

7. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the package further comprises a label overlying the front retaining portion and at least partially concealing the insert tray.

8. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the front wall comprises a first planar section and a second planar section, the front retaining portion located between the first and second planar sections of the front wall.

9. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the package further comprises a label on the front wall overlying the retaining section of the blister carton to at least partially conceal the insert tray.

10. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the insert tray comprises an upper end and a lower end, the first product receiving channel extending between the upper and lower ends; wherein a middle portion of the ansate body is positioned within the first product receiving channel of the insert tray; and wherein the ansate body comprises a proximal portion that extends beyond the lower end of the insert tray in a first axial direction and a distal portion that extends beyond the upper end of the insert tray in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction.

11. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein the backer panel is formed from an opaque cellulosic material, the blister carton is formed from a transparent plastic material, and the insert tray is formed of a transparent plastic material.

12. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein no portion of the ansate body of the first oral care implement contacts the front wall of the blister carton.

13. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 wherein no portion of the insert tray is located in the upper and lower axial sections of the receiving trough; and wherein the middle axial section is less than 50% of a length of the receiving trough, the lower axial section is greater than 25% of the length of the receiving trough, and the upper axial section is greater than 25% of the length of the receiving trough.

14. The packaged oral care implement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second product receiving channel in the insert tray; and
a second oral care implement having an ansate body positioned within the receiving trough of the blister carton, a portion of the ansate body of the second oral care implement positioned within the second product receiving channel to prevent movement of the second oral care implement relative to the insert tray.

15. A packaged oral care implement comprising:
a package comprising:
a blister carton comprising a receiving trough having an open rear end, the receiving trough extending along a longitudinal axis, the blister carton comprising a first longitudinal sidewall, a second longitudinal sidewall and a front wall extending between the first and second longitudinal sidewalls, wherein the first and second longitudinal sidewalls and the front wall collectively define the receiving trough, the receiving trough comprising a front retaining portion in the front wall, a first side retraining portion in the first longitudinal sidewall and a second side retaining portion in the second longitudinal sidewall;
an insert tray positioned within the receiving trough, the insert tray comprising a first product receiving channel extending between upper and lower ends of the insert tray; and
a backer panel coupled to the blister carton that encloses the open rear end of the receiving trough; and

a first oral care implement comprising an ansate body positioned within the receiving trough of the blister carton, a middle portion of the ansate body of the first oral care implement positioned within the first product receiving channel of the insert tray so that a proximal portion of the ansate body extends beyond the lower end of the insert tray in a first axial direction and a distal portion of the ansate body extends beyond the upper end of the insert tray in a se

Assignees

• Colgate Palmolive Co

Inventors

• Moskovich Robert
• Sorrentino Alan
• Fang Yuanqiang

Classifications

• B65D75/522

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• A61C17/22

  with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like (brush bodies, e.g. arrangements of the bristles A46B) · CPC title

• A61B17/244

  for cleaning of the tongue · CPC title

• A46B9/04

  {Arranged like in or} for toothbrushes · CPC title

• B65D75/366 Primary

  and forming one compartment · CPC title