Oral care implement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10639136-B2
Application number	US-201615387153-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2016
Priority date	Oct 26, 2012
Publication date	May 5, 2020
Grant date	May 5, 2020

Abstract

A liquid supply apparatus having an internal reservoir. In one embodiment, the invention can be a liquid supply apparatus including a housing having an internal reservoir containing a fluid. A partition member may be positioned within the internal reservoir to divide the internal reservoir into a first chamber and a second chamber. The partition member may include a passageway extending therethrough and terminating as a first opening in a first surface of the partition member and as a second opening in a second surface of the partition member. A capillary member is located within the second chamber and extends from a first end to a second end. The partition member prohibits axial movement of the capillary member into the first chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid supply apparatus comprising:
a housing having an internal reservoir containing a fluid;
a partition member positioned within the internal reservoir that divides the internal reservoir into a first chamber and a second chamber, the partition member comprising a first surface facing the first chamber and a second surface facing the second chamber;
a passageway extending through the partition member from the first chamber to the second chamber, the…

Assignees

• Colgate Palmolive Co

Inventors

• Worthington Brian
• Kennedy Sharon
• Jimenez Eduardo

Classifications

• A61C19/063 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A46B11/0082

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A46B2200/1066

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A46B9/04

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A46B15/0081

  Human Necessities · mapped topic