Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Packaged oral care implement and method of opening the same
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Application No.: US15035989Application Date: 2013-11-12
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Publication No.: US09751676B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Clark Bow , Alan V. Sorrentino
- Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
- Current Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- International Application: PCT/US2013/069601 WO 20131112
- International Announcement: WO2015/072965 WO 20150521
- Main IPC: B65D75/58
- IPC: B65D75/58 ; B65D75/32 ; B65D75/36 ; A46B15/00

Abstract:
A packaged oral care implement (1000) and method of opening the same. In one embodiment, the package (2000) includes a tab (106) on a first panel (100) of the package that is strategically located so that the oral care implement itself (1000) acts as a foundation or barrier adjacent to the tab that assists with shearing the first panel to release the tab.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160297593A1 PACKAGED ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT & METHOD OF OPENING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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