Oral care system, kit and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9723913-B2
Application number	US-201514878118-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2015
Priority date	Dec 23, 2009
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

An oral care system that includes an oral care implement and a dispenser, an oral care method, and a method of applying an oral care agent to an oral surface. In one embodiment, the invention may be a method of applying an oral care agent to an oral surface that includes: providing a kit comprising a toothbrush and a dispenser containing an oral care agent; removing the dispenser from kit; and applying the oral care agent to an oral surface using the dispenser.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of applying an oral care agent to an oral surface comprising:
providing a kit comprising at least one toothbrush and a dispenser containing an oral care agent, an applicator coupled to an end of the dispenser;
delivering the oral care agent to the applicator; and
applying the oral care agent to an oral surface using the applicator.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the oral care agent is a tooth whitening agent.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the oral care agent is an anti-sensitivity agent.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein applying the oral care agent to the oral surface comprises directly contacting the oral surface with the applicator.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the oral care agent is delivered from the dispenser to the applicator via an orifice in a dispensing end of the dispenser.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the oral surface is a tooth.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the dispenser comprises a housing that extends from a proximal end to a dispensing end, the housing forming an internal chamber that defines a reservoir that contains the oral care agent.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the applicator is coupled to the dispensing end of the housing.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein, prior to applying the oral care agent to the oral surface, the method comprises:
applying a dentifrice to tooth cleaning elements extending from a head of the toothbrush;
contacting teeth with the tooth cleaning elements in order to brush the teeth; and
removing the head of the toothbrush from the mouth.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the kit comprises the at least one toothbrush and a plurality of dispensers, each of the dispensers containing a different oral care agent.

Assignees

• Colgate Palmolive Co

Inventors

• Jimenez Eduardo
• Moskovich Robert
• Kennedy Sharon
• Gatzemeyer John
• Storz Joachim
• Klausegger Raimund

Classifications

• A46B9/04

  {Arranged like in or} for toothbrushes · CPC title

• A46B17/08

  Other accessories, e.g. scrapers, rubber buffers for preventing damage to furniture · CPC title

• A46B11/0065

  Brushes where the reservoir is specifically intended for being replaced when empty · CPC title

• A46B15/00

  Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements · CPC title

• A46B2200/1066

  Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures (A61C17/16 takes precedence; bristles arrangements for toothbrushes A46B9/04) · CPC title