CN103261037A

CN103261037A - Package of oral care implements and method of using the same

Info

Publication number: CN103261037A
Application number: CN2010800708655A
Authority: CN
Inventors: D.霍尔贝恩
Original assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
Current assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
Priority date: 2010-12-22
Filing date: 2010-12-22
Publication date: 2013-08-21
Also published as: KR20130114208A; RU2544821C2; EP2655199B1; TW201238840A; WO2012087318A1; US20130277255A1; CA2821923A1; BR112013016216A2; RU2013133910A; EP2655199A1; EP2889230A1; AU2010365771A1; MX2013007229A

Abstract

A package (1000) of oral care implements (100) comprising: a tubular body (1001) having an annular wall (1002) forming a cavity (1005), a plurality of inner walls (1010) in the cavity that divide the cavity into a plurality of subcavities (1006), a floor (1007) sealing a bottom end (1009) of each of the subcavities, and a roof (1003) sealing a top end of each of the subcavities; at least one oral care implement disposed within each of the subcavities; a plurality of slots (1030) in the annular wall, wherein each slot forms a passageway into one of the subcavities through which one of the oral care implements can be retrieved; a film (1020) sealing the slots, the film configured so that a portion of the film can be manipulated to provide access into one of the plurality of subcavities while the other subcavities remain sealed.

Description

The packing of oral care implement and use its method

Technical field

The present invention relates to pack the field of oral care implement, and in particular to having the wet quick packing that applies the oral care implement of oral care materials in advance.

Background technology

The good dental hygienic advantages is known.Yet, usually owing to lack the water source and can not use oral care implement, for example when user's steering vehicle or when busy.Recently developed the oral care implement that can under the situation at no water source, use.For example, developed and in oral care implement itself, provide oral care materials (for example by integrate passage) to be used for being assigned to by oral care implement the oral care implement of bristle.And will utilize the disposable anhydrous oral care implement that applies wet quick capsule in advance to introduce in the market.

Oral care implement, for example above-described those, before using, must maintain in the sealed environment in order to prevent that moisture from for good and all degrading and/or the delivering oral care material.Therefore, these oral care implements must carefully be packed.And the user of disposable oral cavity care appliance needs the oral care implement after use is settled in the place.The disposable oral cavity care appliance of the above-mentioned type is packaged in the plastics Clamshell package at present, its by individually with paper tinsel sealing with for the protection of.If the user uses the disposable oral cavity care appliance at vehicle or another position of " having much to do ", then the user must resort to and will at random stay Che Nei or keep it up to finding suitable rubbish container with the disposable oral cavity care appliance of crossing.

Therefore, need a kind of packing, it can be included in oral care implement in the no moisture environment before using.And, also needing a kind of packing, it can comprise a plurality of oral care implements, make one of oral care implement to remove for use from this packing, and the remainder of oral care implement remains in the blocks moisture environment.

Also have the needs to the packing of oral care implement, it is designed to be similar to the cup that can be positioned in the vehicle cup retainer.And, exist and to throw aside the needs of packing of oral care implement in chamber to after use, providing.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is devoted to the packing of oral care implement.In one embodiment, the present invention can be a kind of packing of oral care implement, comprise: tubular body, it has the annular wall that forms the chamber, the chamber is divided into a plurality of inwalls in the chamber in a plurality of sub-chambeies (subcavity) and each the base plate of bottom in the close sealing chamber; At least one oral care implement, it is placed in in the sub-chamber each; The part that the film on the top of each in the close sealing chamber, this film are constructed such that to handle film is being provided to entering in a plurality of sub-chambeies, and other sub-chamber keeps sealing.

In another embodiment, the present invention can be a kind of packing of oral care implement, comprise: tubular body, its have the annular wall that forms the chamber, with the chamber be divided into a plurality of inwalls in the chamber in a plurality of sub-chambeies, in the close sealing chamber each the bottom base plate and cover each the top board on top in the sub-chamber; At least one oral care implement, it is placed in in the chamber each; A plurality of grooves in annular wall, wherein each groove is formed into the path in the sub-chamber one, can fetch by this path for one in the oral care implement; The part that the film of seal groove, this film are constructed such that to handle film is being provided to entering in a plurality of sub-chambeies, and other sub-chamber keeps sealing.

In another embodiment, the present invention can be a kind of packing of oral care implement, comprise: tubular body, it has the annular wall that forms the chamber, the chamber is divided at least one inwall in the chamber in a plurality of sub-chambeies and each the base plate of bottom in the close sealing chamber; A plurality of oral care implements, it is placed in in the sub-chamber each; The resealable film on the top of each in the close sealing chamber, this film is constructed such that to handle the part of film to be provided to entering in a plurality of sub-chambeies, and other sub-chamber keeps sealing, and film can be sealed to tubular body again from the tubular body after separating.

In an embodiment again, the present invention can be a kind of packing of oral care implement, comprising: tubular body, and it has annular wall and a plurality of sub-chamber in annular wall; At least one oral care implement, it is placed in in the sub-chamber each; A plurality of grooves in annular wall, wherein each groove is formed into the path in the sub-chamber one, can fetch by this path for one in the oral care implement; The part that the film of seal groove, this film are constructed such that to handle film is being provided to entering in a plurality of sub-chambeies, and other sub-chamber keeps sealing.

Other field of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from detailed description provided below.Though should be appreciated that to describe in detail with concrete example to have shown the preferred embodiments of the present invention, only intention is used for illustrative purposes, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Description of drawings

According to the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, the present invention will become and be understood more comprehensively, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the front elevation that is particularly suitable for being used in the oral care implement in the packing according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the lateral plan of the oral care implement of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the transparent view according to the packing of the oral care implement of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the section drawing along the line IV-IV intercepting of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the section drawing along the line V-V intercepting of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is the transparent view of the packing of oral care implement according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the transparent view of packing of the oral care implement of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 8 is the section drawing along the line VIII-VIII intercepting of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 has the transparent view of packing of the oral care implement of lid (lid) above being;

Figure 10 is the transparent view of packing of the oral care implement of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention; And

Figure 11 is the section drawing along the line XI-XI intercepting of Figure 10.

The specific embodiment

Be exemplary in essence to being described in below (a plurality of) preferred embodiment, and intention restriction invention, its application, or uses never.

The description of illustrative embodiment intention reads in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in accordance with the principles of the present invention, and accompanying drawing is considered to the part of whole written description.In the description of exemplary embodiment of the present invention disclosed herein, any reference in direction or orientation only is intended to for for the purpose of the convenience of describing and the scope that does not limit the present invention in any way.Relative term, such as " bottom ", " top ", " level ", " vertically ", " top ", " below ", " on ", D score, " left side ", " right side ", " top " " bottom " " front portion " and " rear portion " and derivative thereof (for example " on even keel ", " down ", " up " etc.) should be interpreted as referring to as after describe or such as the orientation shown in the argumentation accompanying drawing.These relative terms are just for for the purpose of the convenience of describing, and the equipment that do not require constitutes or operation with particular orientation, unless spell out so.Such as " attached ", " being connected ", " connection ", " connection ", " interconnection " " fix " and similar terms refers to structure wherein directly or by intermediate structure indirectly fixing or be attached to each other relation and the attached or relation of removable or rigidity, unless statement clearly in addition.In addition, with reference to exemplary embodiment shown in this article feature of the present invention and benefit are described.Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to such exemplary embodiment clearly, even be indicated as being preferred.But some possible non-limiting combinations that the argumentation of this paper was described and shown individualism or makes up the feature that exists with further feature.Scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims.

With reference to figure 1 and Fig. 2, illustration be particularly suitable for an embodiment of oral care implement 100 of the present invention.As what will become apparent from argumentation hereinafter, preferably, oral care implement 100 is packed in the mode that protection oral care implement 100 avoids moisture and/or moisture.Oral care implement 100 extends to far-end 102 from near-end 101, and comprises head 112 and shank 114.Oral care implement 100 comprises the afterbody part 103 that is positioned at near-end 101 and the head part 104 that is positioned at far-end 102.Head 112 can be and is connected to refilling head or for good and all being connected to the structure of shank 114 of shank 114 removedly.The available multiple rigid material of the part of the major part of shank 114 and head 112 is molded, includes but not limited to plastics, resin etc.A kind of suitable rigid material is polypropylene.Yet, can use other rigid material, as is known to persons skilled in the art.

In the embodiment shown, the afterbody part 103 of the oral care implement 100 opposite with the residing head part of head 112 104 comprises oral care accessories, and it is toothpick 116 in illustrative embodiments.Toothpick 116 is preferably formed by elasticity and soft thermoplastic elastomer.As head 112, toothpick 116 can be and is connected to refilling toothpick or can for good and all being connected to shank 114 of shank 114 removedly.Toothpick 116 is provided for the mechanism of teeth space spot cleaning.Forming toothpick 116 by soft thermoplastic elastomer provides between more comfortable teeth space neighbour and has cleaned.Yet toothpick 116 can be made by the hard rigid material of the main portion that is similar to shank 114, perhaps can be only for adhering to or otherwise be installed to rubber or the elastic body label of the end of shank 114.Alternatively, be attachable to the afterbody part 103 of oral care implement 100 such as the different annexes of dental floss band or tongue cleaning element.In addition, in certain embodiments of the present invention, oral care implement 100 can not comprise annex or can comprise a plurality of annexes.

Head 112 comprises cleaning element piece 122.Cleaning element piece 122 comprises 114 many bristles that extend from the head.The bristle of cleaning element piece 122 can have any desired shape.For example, bristle can have cylinder form, and this cylinder form has the homogeneous diameter in its whole length.Alternatively, bristle can be from the root convergent, wherein their 122 exterior clean ends extensions to them from the head.Should be appreciated that cleaning element piece 122 can comprise other cleaning element.

And the size of the various members of oral care implement 100 is preferably less.Therefore, for example, every bristle of cleaning element piece 122 112 outside face from the head stretches out and is not more than 10mm and preferably is not more than 8mm and most preferably is not more than the distance of 6mm.Under the situation of using the convergent cleaning element, root diameter (RD) should be not more than 1.5mm, more preferably between 0.5mm and 1mm, and most preferably is not more than 0.3mm.Then, diameter can reduce with the distance from head 112.Preferably, the length of whole oral care implement 100 is not more than 5 inches, more preferably is not more than 4 inches, and most preferably in 2 to 4 inches scope.

The middle body of the head 114 that is surrounded by cleaning element piece 122 comprises for fixing can break depression or the chamber of gel capsule or ball 132.Gel capsule 132 is filled with oral care materials, and fluid solution for example is to be used for cleaning user oral cavity or otherwise to provide health benefits to the user oral cavity.Oral care materials can be tooth powder, toothpaste, cleaning of teeth gel, mouthwash or similarly denfifrice or dental health product or its combination.Gel capsule 132 is for wet quick and should protectedly avoid high humidity environment and break ahead of time in order to prevent.In other words, gel capsule 132 or its at least a portion are easy to degraded when standing high humidity atmosphere, because find, the airborne moisture in high humidity environment can make the integraty degradation of gel capsule 132.Therefore, wish to pack oral care implement 100 in the mode of before using, protecting gel capsule 132 to avoid moisture and liquid moisture.

Gel capsule 132 keep and apply oral care materials to the cleaning of teeth element 122 of oral care implement head 112 and Zhongdao user's tooth and mouth care surface on.As mentioned above, oral care materials can be toothpaste, gel, mouthwash or similarly denfifrice or dental health product or its combination.Preferably, gel capsule 132 is the gel capsule of filling liquid, and it has the shell that comprises fragile thin-walled, and when rubbing against tooth, this fragile thin-walled is easy to break or explosion.In a preferred embodiment, gel capsule 30 is degraded when standing moisture and therefore dissolving when mixing with user's saliva.When user's saliva is degraded and dissolved the wall of gel capsule 132, discharge the mouth care solution that remains on wherein.Though the customer that is degraded to of gel capsule 132 finishes desired characteristic to the final use of oral care implement 100, the moisture of gel capsule 132 drives and brings problem aspect the integraty of suitably preserving gel capsule in product manufacturing, packing, shipment and retail shop during degraded is showed.

Gel capsule 132 or its at least a portion not only are easy to degraded when standing directly to contact with liquid water but also to atmosphere long term exposure with high humidity level the time.Have been found that high humidity environment can make the integraty degradation of gel capsule and discharges oral care materials ahead of time or cause the oral care materials drying.Certainly, will cause definite humidity level and the exposure duration of gel capsule degraded to determine according to circumstances, consider such as following factor: the thermal cycle that the type of used gel capsule 132, the type of oral care materials and oral care implement 100 stand.In view of aforementioned content; wish that gel capsule 132 (with the whole oral care implement 100 of possibility) is placed in the packing that forms annular seal space; at least the gel capsule 132 of oral care implement 100 is placed in the annular seal space; thereby protection gel capsule 132 avoids outside moisture, and this outside moisture can be the form of high humidity atmosphere or aqueous water.In certain embodiments, annular seal space can be hermetically sealed.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, use routine two component injection-molded commonly used in the manufacturing of oral care implement are operated, and will comprise that the total of the oral care implement 100 of head 112, shank 114 and toothpick 116 is molded as an integral structure.This makes that oral care implement 100 can be by economic and manufacturing rapidly.Though oral care implement 100 can be with multiple size, shape and relative size structure, preferably, oral care implement 100 has low profile, makes it be easy to carry about with one and can carefully use.In one embodiment, preferably, head 112 is enough little of once covering single tooth, and shank 114 is significantly thinner than conventional daily oral care implement shank.

Because oral care implement 100 expections are less and lighter, thereby preferably, in certain embodiments, oral care implement 100 weight are no more than 3 grams.This less size allows oral care implement 100 to remain on fully in adult user's the palm.The size of head 112 is preferably corresponding to the size of distinguishing between individual teeth or individual teeth and neighbour.Though head 112 can be made with any suitable shape, it is preferably circular or oval and has and is not more than 13mm, preferably is not more than 12mm and most preferably be not more than maximum transverse size or the diameter of 11mm.Certainly, oral care implement 100 is not limited to any concrete size or shape.

Should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned oral care implement 100.Though packing of the present invention will be described in conjunction with a plurality of oral care implements 100, should be appreciated that other oral care implement can as mentioned belowly be packed.In some example embodiment of the present invention, packing never is limited to the structure of oral care implement 100, unless specifically statement in the claims.In the exemplary embodiment, the oral care implement 100 that is placed in the packing is the disposable oral cavity care appliance, have to apply oral care materials in advance, and must be protected in order to avoid moisture.Yet in some other embodiment, the oral care implement of conventional toothbrush or any other type can be placed in the packing, and no matter whether it must protectedly avoid moisture and/or comprise applying oral care materials in advance.As used herein, apply in advance and mean that oral care materials is associated with the oral care implement of packing for selling.

While to Fig. 5, shows the packing 300 that comprises a plurality of oral care implements 100 with reference to figure 3.Packing 300 is designed to keep moisture in the outside, sub-chamber that comprises oral care implement 100, make be gel capsule 132 forms apply the protected degraded that avoids owing to moisture and/or moisture of oral care materials in advance.Certainly, the oral care implement in being contained in packing 300 does not need among the protected embodiment that avoids moisture degraded, and packing 300 need not to be hermetically sealed.

Packing 300 comprises tubular body 301 substantially, and it has the annular wall 302 that forms chamber 305.In the exemplary embodiment, annular wall 302 has circular cross-sectional profile.When packing 300 was designed to be positioned in the cup retainer of vehicle, the circular cross-sectional profile shape was useful.In such an embodiment, the packing 300 diameter D1 that preferably have between 60-80mm.In some other embodiment, packing 300 can be taked convergent shape (not shown), make the diameter D1 of packing 300 on the top 303 of packing 300 greater than in the bottom 304 of packing 300, vice versa.Certainly, the present invention is not so limited, and in some other embodiment, the cross-sectional profiles of annular wall 302 can be almost Any shape, includes but not limited to rectangle, trapezoidal, oval, triangle or other polygon.

Packing 300 comprises a plurality of inwalls 310 that are positioned in the chamber 305.Inwall 310 is divided into a plurality of sub-chambeies 306 with chamber 305.In the sub-chamber 306 each comprises top 308 and bottom 309.In the exemplary embodiment, inwall 310 forms the straight line grid (gridwork) of wall.Certainly, the present invention is not so limited, and inwall 310 can take any other form, as long as inwall 310 is divided into a plurality of sub-chambeies 306 with chamber 305.

Only with reference to figure 4, illustrate in greater detail the straight line grid.The straight line grid is the preferred embodiment of inwall 310, because the amount of the cavity space that its maximization is used when annular wall 302 has circular cross-sectional profile.In the exemplary embodiment of the circular cross-sectional profile of utilizing annular wall 302, some in the sub-chamber 306 are empty, because they are not enough greatly to comprise one of oral care implement 100 therein.Yet as mentioned above, when packing 300 was stored in the vehicle cup retainer, circular cross-sectional profile was preferred.Cross-sectional profiles in annular wall 302 is among the embodiment of rectangle, and inwall 310 can be the form of Descartes's grid, in order to maximize used cavity space.In the sub-chamber 306 each can be identical size or different size.For example, in dissimilar oral care implements was stored in embodiment in the packing 300, each in the sub-chamber 306 can be different sizes to store dissimilar oral care implements.In brief, in all embodiments, the quantity in sub-chamber 306 and size never limit the present invention.

Again simultaneously with reference to figure 3 to Fig. 5, the bottom 304 of packing 300 is by base plate 307 sealings.Base plate 307 is connected to each in annular wall 302 and the inwall 310 in order to seal in a plurality of sub-chambeies 306 bottom 309 of each.As will be described in more detail below, in certain embodiments, base plate 307 is separately in the member of annular wall 302 and inwall 310, and is attached to annular wall 302 and inwall 310 than after-stage in manufacturing process.Certainly, the present invention is not so limited, and in some other embodiment, base plate 307 can form with other member of packing 300.

In the exemplary embodiment, just what a oral care implement 100 is placed in in the sub-chamber 306 each.Therefore, in such an embodiment, the cross sectional dimensions of each is greatly between 6-20mm, and more preferably between 10-15mm in the sub-chamber.Certainly, the big I in sub-chamber 306 is greater than or less than the scope that this paper discusses, in order to hold greater or lesser oral care implement, perhaps to hold therein more than single oral care implement 100.

Oral care implement 100 is arranged in the sub-chamber 306, make that the afterbody part 103 of oral care implement 100 is adjacent with the top 308 in sub-chamber 306, and the head part 104 of oral care implement 100 is adjacent with the bottom 309 in sub-chamber 306.In this way oral care implement 100 has been positioned to provide in the sub-chamber 306 user to the easier grasping of oral care implement 100 to remove from sub-chamber 306, as will be described in more detail below.Certainly, the present invention is not limited to the specific arrangements of oral care implement 100 in sub-chamber 306, unless specifically statement in the claims.

Packing 300 comprises film 320, and it seals in a plurality of sub-chambeies 306 top 308 of each.More specifically, film 320 is attached to the top edge 312 of annular wall 302 and the top edge 311 of inwall 310.Therefore, being combined in of annular wall 302, inwall 310, base plate 307 and film 320 forms environment in a plurality of sub-chambeies 306 each, makes environment (for example ambient atmosphere) sealing of each sub-chamber 306 with respect to other sub-chamber 306 and packing 300 outsides.Form in a plurality of sub-chambeies 306 each with other sub-chamber 306 in the specific oral care implement 100 of environment in using this sub-chamber 306 of each seal isolation before help maintain in the sub-chamber 306 no moisture environment in each.In certain embodiments, sub-chamber 306 is hermetically sealed.

Thereby film 320 is preferably the material sheet that the top 308 of each in the sub-chamber 306 is also sealed on the whole top 303 of enclose 300.Film 320 can be such as but not limited to laminate, paper tinsel, paraffin paper or plastic sheet.Film 320 is preferably flexible, but can be rigidity in certain embodiments.And any other material on the top 308 of each also can be used for film 320 in the salable sub-chamber 306 well known by persons skilled in the art.Film 320 can be attached to the top edge (or surface) of tubular body 301 by the method for any amount, comprises bonding, thermal, static(al), friction or its combination.

In one embodiment, film 320 is the material of substantially transparent.By forming film 320 with transparent material, the user can be easy to see through film 320 and see in the sub-chamber 306 each, to determine whether oral care implement 100 is placed in wherein.Under dissimilar oral care implements is stored in situation in the packing 300, allows the user to see through film 320 and watch and also can allow the user to select him or she to wish the oral care implement of fetching 100.Yet the present invention is not so limited, and film 320 can be semi-translucent or opaque.And film 320 can be painted in any desired way, comprises the colored layout of monochrome or patterning.In certain embodiments, the colored layout of patterning that comprises different colours film section 320 can be indicated the dissimilar oral care implement that is stored in the packing 300 to the user.

Film 320 be divided into can be separated from one another a plurality of film sections 321.Film section 321 is not limited to comprise the embodiment of the single film that is divided into section subsequently, but also comprises the embodiment of the section of using separation fully and distinct film 320 individually.In one embodiment, film section 321 can be the single film on the whole top 303 that covers packing 300, and it is subsequently by the 322 fens film forming sections 321 of weakening part in advance on the film 320.In any case form film section 321, the film section 321 common films 320 that form.And should be understood that the top 308 of each is sealed by film section corresponding in the film section 321 in the sub-chamber 306.

Film 320 is connected to packing 300 in a mode, make to acquire entering of single sub-chamber in the sub-chamber 306, and other sub-chamber 306 keep with each other with the external environment condition seal isolation.In order to acquire entering of single sub-chamber in the sub-chamber 306, the film section 321 that seals this spy's bore of stator 306 must be removed, penetrates or otherwise open, make sub-chamber 306 no longer tunicle section 321 cover or sealing.In certain embodiments, film section 321 close sealing chamber 306 airtightly.In the exemplary embodiment, the weakening part in advance 322 with 320 fens film forming sections 321 of film is the part of the film 320 between adjacent membranes section 321.Particularly, the weakening part in advance 322 of film 320 on cover and be attached to the part of the film 320 on the top edge 311 of the inwall 310 between the adjacent membranes section 321.In the exemplary embodiment, cover the weakening part in advance 322 of the top edge 312 of annular wall 310 on film 320 also has.Yet, in some other embodiment, on cover annular wall 310 top edge 312 film 320 part in advance the reduction.Weakening part 322 can be the perforation seam between adjacent membranes section 321, hot weakened seams or cutting seam in advance.

As mentioned above, remove the oral care implement that is placed in wherein in order to acquire entering in one of sub-chamber 306, must handle the film section 321 of this spy's bore of stator 306 of sealing.Handle film section 321 and comprise and remove or penetrate film section 321 or otherwise in film 320, in the zone of the film section 321 that covers special bore of stator 306, form opening, make sub-chamber 306 no longer be covered by film section 321.Because weakening part 322 in advance, film section 321 is easy to be penetrated or remove.Particularly, when power F was applied on the selected film section 323 of a plurality of film sections 321 that select bore of stator 316 in a plurality of sub-chambeies 306 of sealing, film 320 split along the weakening part in advance 322 that surrounds selected film section 323.Therefore, selected film section 323 becomes and separates with the remainder of film 320, and forms from external environment condition to the path in the bore of stator 316 of selecting by selected film section 323 sealings.Should understand, power F is preferably user's finger and presses the power of selecting film section 323.Yet the present invention is not so limited, and can be pressed against on the selected film section 323 or any alternate manner of understanding with those skilled in the art obtains power F by object.

In unshowned some other embodiment, each in the film section 321 can have can be by the corresponding tab (tab) of user's grasping.In such an embodiment, when the user wishes to acquire when selecting entering in the bore of stator 316, user's grasping tab also will be selected film section 323 and draw ion chamber, in order to be provided to the path that selects in the bore of stator 316.In any case handle selected film section 323 to be formed into the path that selects in the bore of stator 316, select bore of stator 316 in case open, will expose and be placed in the oral care implement 100 that selects in the bore of stator 316.Therefore, the user can grasping oral care implement 100 and from selecting bore of stator 316 to remove it for use.As mentioned above, preferably, it is adjacent with the top 308 in sub-chamber 306 that the afterbody part 103 of oral care implement 100 is positioned to.This be because the afterbody part 103 of oral care implement 100 less than head part 104, this will make the user be easier to grasping oral care implement 100 and it will be removed from sub-chamber 306.

After corresponding sub-chamber 306 removed from it at user's grasping oral care implement 100 and with it, the user can use oral care implement to clean his or her oral cavity.Gel capsule 312 in use will be by breaking in the saliva that is dissolved in the user or broken by the teeth by user's tooth, and user's tooth and other oral surfaces will be benefited from the inclusion of gel capsule 132.In aforesaid some embodiment, oral care implement 100 expections are used for the single use and are disposable therefore.Therefore, after use, the user can by oral care implement 100 is put back into its from select and abandon oral care implement 100 in the bore of stator 316.Therefore, packing 300 can be used as the container that was used for storing oral care implement 100 before using, and as the rubbish container that after using, is used for abandoning oral care implement 100.Determine size and be configured to be fitted in the cup retainer of vehicle that this will prevent that the user from will at random stay in the vehicle with the oral care implement of crossing 100 if pack 300.

As will be hereinafter with reference to figure 7 and Figure 10 in greater detail among some embodiment, film 320 also is reclosable.The user can find that it is barren only will not being put in the sub-chamber 306 with the oral care implement of crossing 100 with not adding a cover.Therefore, by diaphragm seal 320 again, can be blocked sight line with the oral care implement of crossing 100.

In certain embodiments, packing 300 also comprises the lid (not shown).An embodiment of lid will at length be discussed with reference to figure 9 hereinafter.Yet lid can be taked any known lid embodiment.Particularly, lid can be the lid of snap fit, force fit, interference fit or other type, and it covers the top 308 in sub-chamber 306 above film 320.More specifically, lid will be connected to tubular body 301, make film 320 between the basal surface and tubular body 301 of lid.Lid will prevent that film 320 from breaking ahead of time, opening or removing during manufacturing, packing, shipment and retail shop show to be sold to terminal user.Lid is preferably by making with other member identical materials of packing 300, as discussing hereinafter.Yet lid can be formed by any material, as long as cover for protecting film 320 avoids breaking ahead of time.No matter be depicted as lid or do not had lid, any embodiment among the embodiment that this paper discusses can be manufactured, shipment, show and sell to having lid.

Only with reference to figure 5, description is comprised the embodiment of the packing 300 of desiccant 380.In certain embodiments, desiccant 380 is positioned in the packing 300, in order to remove any moisture in the sub-chamber 306 that can infiltrate packing 300.Therefore, packing 300 also comprises the transverse plate 360 that is positioned in the sub-chamber 306 in each, and it is divided into upper chamber 362 and lower chambers 363 with in the sub-chamber 306 each.Conceptive, packing 300 can be believed to comprise single transverse plate 360, and it strides whole chamber 305 horizontal expansions that are in substantially parallel relationship to base plate 307.Upper chamber 362 extends between the top surface 364 of film 320 and transverse plate 360.Similarly, lower chambers 363 is extended between the top surface 312 of the basal surface 365 of transverse plate 360 and base plate 307.In illustrative embodiments, transverse plate 360 is formed integrally as integrated member with annular wall 302 and inwall 310.Have in formation that related manufacturing process will be described in more detail below in the packing 300 of desiccant 380.

In illustrative embodiments, transverse plate 360 comprises a plurality of openings 361, and wherein each is provided at the upper chamber 362 in sub-chamber 306 and the path between the lower chambers 363.In other words, for each sub-chamber 306, the air in the upper chamber 362 can flow to downwards in the lower chambers 363 by opening 361, and vice versa.As understanding from hereinafter argumentation is better, preferably, there is at least one opening 361 in the part of the transverse plate 360 in each in being placed in a plurality of sub-chambeies 306.This will make circulation between upper chamber 362 in each that air can be in sub-chamber 306 and the lower chambers 363.In illustrative embodiments, there are three openings 361 in the transverse plate 360 in each in sub-chamber 306.Yet the present invention is not so limited, and can have more or less opening 361 as required in transverse plate 360.And should be appreciated that, in some other embodiment, can omit transverse plate 360 fully.

In illustrative embodiments, desiccant 380 is placed in the lower chambers 363.Desiccant 380 can be the known any material that causes or maintain near the drying regime it is local in the container of appropriate excellent sealing.Desiccant 380 can be such as but not limited to silica gel, calcium sulphate, calcium chloride, montmorillonitic clay, molecular sieve, rice, salt or analogue.Can using at present, drying regime known or that found afterwards to keep in the airtight container is not transferred to any toxin other desiccant that is placed in the oral care implement 100 in the sub-chamber 306 simultaneously.

Oral care implement 100 is placed in the upper chamber 362.Therefore, whole packing 300 oral care implement 100 that only needs enough height to comprise to reach 2 to 4 inches for a short time and can be only for being placed in the desiccant 380 of one deck salt in the lower chambers 363.

Because the opening 361 in the transverse plate 360, desiccant 380 will be absorbed in any one interior any moisture in upper chamber 362 and the lower chambers 363, because the air in the sub-chamber 306 will be by the free-flowing between upper chamber 362 and lower chambers 363 of the opening 361 in the transverse plate 360.Therefore, desiccant 380 will remove originally will degrade and maybe may destroy the excess water of the oral care implement 100 in the upper chamber 362.

Preferably, oral care implement 100 at room temperature less than 70%, preferably under the room temperature less than 60%, more preferably under the room temperature less than 50% and most preferably under the room temperature less than being positioned in the packing 300 under 40% the relative humidity level, in order to avoid the degraded of gel capsule 132.Yet, in certain embodiments, being trapped at first in the sub-chamber 306 even have the atmosphere of higher levels of humidity, the desiccant 380 in the lower chambers 363 also can absorb excess humidity and the gel capsule 132 of non-degradable oral care implement 100.Yet sub-chamber 306 is airtight as mentioned above, further is exposed to moisture in order to prevent the gel capsule 132 of oral care implement 100, thereby keeps gel capsule 132 intact.

Annular wall 302, inwall 310, transverse plate 360 and base plate 307 can be formed by the material of any kind well known by persons skilled in the art.Particularly, material can be metal or metal alloy, perhaps thermoplastic material, for example polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene or polyvinylchloride.Certainly, the present invention is not so limited, and can use other material well known by persons skilled in the art.

Packing 300 can form in the rapid process of multistep.Particularly, in one embodiment, annular wall 302, inwall 310 and transverse plate 160 form in single stage injection-molded process.After forming annular wall 302, inwall 310 and transverse plate 360, lower chambers 363 is filled desiccant 380.Then, after suitably locating desiccant 380, the base plate 307 that is the plate form is connected to annular wall 302 and inwall 310 so that the bottom of closed ring wall 302 and inwall 310.

Base plate 307 can form in the second injection-molded step, and attached or be connected to annular wall 302 and inwall 310 than after-stage at manufacturing process then.Base plate 307 can realize by any suitable technique known in the art to the connection of annular wall 302 and inwall 310, includes but not limited to heatsealing, the assembling that closely cooperates, splice sleeve, bonding, fastener etc.Should be appreciated that the various members of packing 300 can form for example milling, machine up or other appropriate process by other method outside molded.

Should be appreciated that, in some is implemented, can omit desiccant 380 fully.In such embodiments, base plate 307 can form with annular wall 302 and inwall 310.Hereinafter the embodiment of Lun Shuing does not specifically discuss or is depicted as and has desiccant.Yet the structure of the packing embodiment that hereinafter discusses can such manufacturing as indicated above, makes desiccant 380 to be included in to be used for moisture in the packing to absorb.And as mentioned above, packing 300 determines that preferably size becomes to make it can be fitted in the vehicle cup retainer.Therefore, the user will have the oral care implement 100 that can use when user's steering vehicle.Certainly, the present invention is not so limited, and packing 300 can be taked other shape and size, for example disclosed above those.

With reference to figure 6, the alternative of the packing 600 of oral care implement is shown.Packing 600 with pack 300 identical, except the configuration of inwall and film different.The part of the packing 600 identical with the part of packing 300 will be described with same numeral, except using the numeral of 600 series.Any part in this not specifically described packing 600 has structure, configuration and the purposes identical with the same section of packing 300.

Packing 600 comprises tubular body 601, and it has the annular wall 602 that forms the chamber 605 that has longitudinal axis A-A.Packing 600 comprises a plurality of radial walls 610, and it is divided into a plurality of sub-chambeies 606 with chamber 605.Radial wall 610 radially extends to annular wall 602 from longitudinal axis A-A, makes each sub-chamber 606 and other sub-chamber 606 seal isolation.In the exemplary embodiment, packing 600 has 12 radial walls 610, and it is divided into chamber 605 in the sub-chamber 606 of 12 equal sizes.Certainly, the present invention is not so limited, and can provide greater or less than 12 radial walls 610 chamber 605 is divided into greater or less than 12 sub-chambeies 606.And in certain embodiments, radial wall 610 can be divided into chamber 605 the sub-chamber 606 of a plurality of different sizes.Described about packing 300 as mentioned, a plurality of sub-chambeies 606 can have different sizes in order to store dissimilar oral care implements in individual packaging 600.The quantity in sub-chamber 606 and size never limit the present invention.

Be similar to packing 300, packing 600 has the film 620 on the top 608 of each in the sub-chamber 606 of sealing.Film 620 is connected to the top edge 611 of each and the top edge 612 of annular wall 602 in the radial wall 610.And, in the exemplary embodiment, on cover and the part of film 620 that is attached to the top edge 612 of the top edge 611 of radial wall 610 and annular wall 602 is the weakening part in advance 622 of film 620.Certainly, in some other embodiment, the weakening part in advance 622 of film 620 can be only on cover the part of film 620 of the top edge 611 of radial wall 610.In some other embodiment, film 620 can not have any weakening part in advance 622, but may instead be a plurality of independent film section that reference package 300 is as mentioned discussed.Therefore, packing 600 and packing 300 except the configuration of inwall 310/ radial wall 610 and so sub-chamber 306,606 size, shape and quantity all aspect identical.Preferably, only oral care implement 100 is placed in in the sub-chamber 606 each.Yet sub-chamber 606 is usually greater than sub-chamber 306, and might be placed in more than an oral care implement 100 in the sub-chamber 606 each in.

Film 620 can be as indicated above provides power to make film 620 split and penetrated along the weakening part in advance 622 that surrounds film 620 by the top surface at one of film 620.Alternatively, each in the film section of film 620 can comprise for the tab by user's grasping, makes film 620 to separate with the top edge 611 of radial wall 610 and the top edge 612 of annular wall 602.Therefore, it is identical with the process of discussing with reference to figure 3 hereinbefore that removes oral care implement 100 one of from the sub-chamber 306 of packing 600 to remove the process of oral care implement 100 one of from the sub-chamber 606 of packing 600.

With reference to figure 7 and Fig. 8, another embodiment of the packing 700 of oral care implement is shown.The part of the packing 700 identical with the part of packing 300 will be described with same numeral, except using the numeral of 700 series.Any part in this not specifically described packing 700 has structure, configuration and the purposes identical with the same section of packing 300.

Packing 700 comprises tubular body 701, and it has the annular wall 702 that forms chamber 705.Packing 700 also comprises the inwall 710 that chamber 705 is divided into two sub-chambeies 706.Have only single inwall 710 though packing 700 is depicted as, the present invention is not so limited.In other embodiments, packing 700 can have two inwalls being perpendicular to one another or more than two inwalls.Pack the desired amt that 700 included inwall quantity depend on sub-chamber 706.Packing 700 bottom 704 is by the sealing of base plate (not shown), and this base plate reference package 300 is as mentioned discussed in such close sealing chamber 706 each.

Packing 700 has a plurality of oral care implements 100 that are placed in the sub-chamber 706 in each.For example, in the embodiment shown, oral care implement 100 is placed in in the sub-chamber 706 each.Certainly, the present invention is not placed in the quantity limitation of each interior oral care implement in the sub-chamber 706.

In the sub-chamber 706 each has can be by the top 708 of resealable film 720 sealings.Resealable film 720 is attached to the top edge 711 of inwall 710 and the top edge 712 of annular wall 702.More specifically, resealable film 720 comprises two independent film sections 721 of the top edge 712 of the top edge 711 that is attached to inwall 710 and annular wall 702, is in gapped or space 723 between in the film section 721 each in the top edge 711 of inwall 710.Therefore, one of each sealing in the film section 721 and close sealing chamber 706.Certainly, the present invention is not so limited, and in some other embodiment, and film 720 can be the single diaphragm in two sub-chambeies 706 of sealing, and film 720 can be atenuator region in advance, as mentioned above.

Film 720 is attached to packing 700, make the part can handle film 720 being provided to entering in the single sub-chamber in the sub-chamber 706, and other sub-chamber 706 keeps sealing.More specifically, in the film section 721 one can separate to expose/open in the sub-chamber 706 with packing 700, and another maintenance in the film section 721 is attached to packing 700 so that another in the close sealing chamber 706.Certainly, in the embodiment that exists more than two sub-chambeies 706, can open any one in the sub-chamber 706, and other sub-chamber 706 keeps sealing.

In the film section 721 each comprises pulling-on piece (pull tab) 724.Pulling-on piece 724 make the user easily grasping film section 721 handling film section 721 and to open sub-chamber 706, thereby make the oral care implements 100 in the sub-chamber 706 be exposed to external environment condition.Pulling-on piece 724 determines that size and shape become to be easy to the finger and thumb grasping by the user.Pulling-on piece 724 also is convenient to the sealing again of film section 721, as will be discussed below.Though pulling-on piece 724 is shown as on the part that is positioned at the film section 721 adjacent with the top edge 712 of annular wall 702, in other embodiments, pulling-on piece 724 can be positioned on the part of the film section 721 adjacent with the top edge 711 of inwall 710.

A part of useful binders of the top edge 712 of annular wall 702 and the top edge 711 of inwall 710 covers and lamination.Particularly, the top edge of inwall 710 711 is covered by adhesives, and stays the gap 732 of adhesive-free between adjacent membranes section 721.In addition or alternatively, adhesives can apply along the periphery of each in the film section 721.Adhesives is not applied on the pulling-on piece 724, thereby prevents that pulling-on piece 724 is adhered to the top edge 712 of annular wall 702.Therefore, the user can be easier to grasping pulling-on piece 724 and the film section 721 of film 720 will be pulled away from packing 700 to open sub-chamber 706.And by providing the concrete part of customer's membrane section 721, the customer can not be attracted the stick portion of touching film section 721.The stick portion of touching film section 721 can cause bonding coat to lose its adhesive bonding property and the suitably sealing again on the top 708 in sub-chamber 706 is not provided.The adhesives that known or discovery afterwards now is used for any kind of resealable film as described above can be used as adhesives, as is known to persons skilled in the art.

In use, the user is pulled away from packing 700 to open sub-chamber 706 with the pulling-on piece 724 of one of grasping film section 721 and with film section 721.The anchoring strength of adhesives is enough kept gas tight seal by force when being positioned on the packing 700 at film 720, but makes sealing can split to open sub-chamber 706 a little less than enough and do not tear or otherwise damage film 720.In case open sub-chamber 706, the user just will remove one of oral care implement 100 for use from sub-chamber 706.The user can put back in the sub-chamber 706 oral care implement 100 to throw aside after using.Then, the user incites somebody to action diaphragm seal section 721 to seal and close sealing chamber 706 by the top edge 712 that film section 721 is attached to again annular wall 702 again.The user applies pressure to the periphery of film section 721 then in order to guarantee to realize fully sealing between the top edge 712 of film section 721 and annular wall 702.

When film section 721 is retracted from packing 700, the sub-chamber 706 interior oral care implements 100 that are placed in 721 coverings of tunicle section will be exposed to external environment condition and therefore also be exposed to any moisture that is contained in wherein.As mentioned above, before using, wish to prevent that oral care implement 100 is exposed to moisture, in order to prevent breaking ahead of time of gel capsule 132.Yet most preferably, oral care implement 100 is in packing, shipment and sealed during the displaying stage, up to being sold to terminal user.In certain embodiments, oral care implement 100 is sealed.In case the user has bought packing 700, can not damage oral care implement 100 or settle thereon gel capsule 132 the limited exposure of moisture.Therefore, unpack 700 and to make a plurality of oral care implements 100 temporarily be exposed to external environment condition harmless to the gel capsule 132 of oral care implement 100.Yet preferably, film section 721 suitably is sealed on the packing 700 in order to prevent from not using oral care implement 100 to the over-exposure of moisture again.

And, form packing 700 and make desiccant to be placed in wherein can further to protect the gel capsule 132 of oral care implement 100 to avoid moisture damage.As mentioned above, the oral care implement 100 in the packing 700 will stand external environment condition before using, because a plurality of oral care implement 100 is positioned in the single sub-chamber 706.Therefore, in certain embodiments, packing 700 can have the desiccant that is placed in wherein, discusses about Fig. 5 as mentioned, in order to be absorbed with the moisture that may enter in the sub-chamber 706 during removing single oral care implement 100 from sub-chamber 706.

Discuss about packing 300 as mentioned, can provide lid so that protective film avoids damaging or breaking to packing described herein valuably.With reference to figure 9, an embodiment of the packing 900 with lid 910 is shown.Packing 900 can be any one in the packing 300,600,700 that this paper discusses.Therefore packing 900 is depicted as substantially and comprises tubular body 901, and it has the annular wall 902 in formation chamber (not shown).Lid 910 can be the lid of any kind known among those skilled in the art.Lid 910 need not the top of annular seal space airtightly, because film has been realized gas tight seal as mentioned above.In the exemplary embodiment, lid 910 comprises top board 911 and annulus 912.Lid 910 can be connected to tubular body 910 with any way well known by persons skilled in the art.Because pack 900 by film (not shown) sealing, thereby lid 910 helps protective films to break before avoiding when the user wishes to use the oral care implement that is placed in the chamber.In some other embodiment, lid 910 can be penetrated into the gas tight seal that provides extra in the chamber to prevent the moisture in the external environment condition by comprising packing ring.Lid 910 can be attached on the tubular body 901 by the attached/connection of force fit, snap fit, interference fit, frictional fit or any other type well known by persons skilled in the art.

With reference to Figure 10 and Figure 11, another embodiment of the packing 1000 of oral care implement is shown.Packing 1000 comprises tubular body 1001, and it has the annular wall 1002 that forms chamber 1005.The packing 1000 a plurality of inwalls 1010 that also are included in the chamber 1005, it is divided into a plurality of sub-chambeies 1006 with chamber 1005.In illustrative embodiments, 1005 longitudinal axis B-B radially extends inwall 1010 from the chamber.More specifically, inwall 1010 extends to the inside face 1013 of annular wall 1002 from longitudinal axis B-B.

Annular wall 1002 comprises a plurality of grooves 1030.In the groove 1030 each forms from the zone of 1006 outsides, the sub-chamber path interior to one of sub-chamber 1006.In other words, annular wall 1002 is made of a plurality of wall sections 1032, and wall section 1032 is separated by groove 1030 formed gaps.Each is connected to one of inwall 1010 to form T shape in the wall section 1032.

Packing 1000 comprises the base plate 1007 of the bottom 1009 of each in the top board 1003 on the top 1008 of each in the close sealing chamber 1006 and the close sealing chamber 1006.Base plate 1007 and top board 1003 can form with annular wall 1002 and inwall 1010, and perhaps base plate 1007 and top board 1003 may be separately formed and be connected to subsequently annular wall 1002 and inwall 1010, as discussing hereinbefore.In illustrative embodiments, base plate 1007 and top board 1003 are the bottom 1009 of difference enclose 1000 and the plate on top 1008.Yet base plate 1007 and the top board 1003 of packing can be taked other version, as is known to persons skilled in the art, as long as the bottom 1009 of base plate 1007 close sealing chambers 1006 and the top 1008 of top board 1003 close sealing chambers 1006.

At least one oral care implement 100 is placed in in a plurality of sub-chambeies 1006 each.In the embodiment shown, just what a oral care implement 100 is placed in shown in 12 in each in the sub-chamber 1006.Yet, in some other embodiment, can be placed in in the sub-chamber 1006 each more than an oral care implement 100.And in alternative, packing 1000 can comprise greater or less than 12 sub-chambeies 1006.Oral care implement 100 can be fetched from packing 1000 by the path that is formed by the groove 1030 in the annular wall 1002.

In illustrative embodiments, each in the sub-chamber 1006 is the open space between annular wall 1002 and adjacent inner wall 1010.Yet in some other embodiment, sub-chamber 1006 can only be the depression in the annular wall 1002, and it determines that size becomes to make single oral care implement 100 to fit in wherein closely with shape.In other words, annular wall 1002 can have depression in outside face 1014, and it determines that size becomes corresponding with size and the shape of oral care implement 100 with shape.In such an embodiment, oral care implement 100 can fit in the depression and tunicle covers, as hereinafter will be in greater detail.And in such an embodiment, inwall 1010 can omit fully, because will not need them to form a plurality of sub-chambeies 1006.But in such an embodiment, a plurality of sub-chambeies 1006 are the depression that forms in the outside face 1014 of annular wall 1002.

In the groove 1030 each is by film 1020 sealings.Therefore, each in the sub-chamber 1006 and external environment condition seal isolation.And each in the sub-chamber 1006 of the combination sealing of annular wall 1002, inwall 1010, top board 1003 and base plate 1007 is isolated other sub-chamber 1006.Therefore, each sub-chamber 1006 is the isolation of himself and independent sealed compartments.The part that film 1020 is as described below to be configured to handle film 1020 is being provided to entering in the single sub-chamber in the sub-chamber 1006, and other sub-chamber 1006 keeps sealing.Particularly, film comprise a plurality of separately or film section 1021 that can be separated from one another.In exemplary enforcement, each in a plurality of film sections 1021 separately in and completely different in film section 1021 another.And, each in the film section 1021 and adjacent membranes section 1021 gap separation 1023.In some other embodiment, film section 1021 can be connected to each other with common formation film 1020.In such an embodiment, film 1020 is included in the weakening part in advance between the adjacent membranes section 1021, this covers and be attached to the outside face 1014 of annular wall 1002 in advance on weakenings, and is separated from one another so that film section 1021 can be easy to, thereby can realize once entering a sub-chamber 1006.

Film 1020 is attached to the outside face 1014 of annular wall 1002.More specifically, each in the film section 1021 is attached to two adjacent wall sections 1032 of top board 1003, base plate 1007 and annular wall 1002.And each in the film section 1021 comprises tab 1024.Tab 1024 extends beyond the top board 1003 of packing 1000 to be easy to the grasping by the user from film section 1021.Certainly, the present invention is not so limited, and tab 1024 can otherwise be positioned on the film section 1021.And film section 1021 can be attached on the packing 1000 with alternate manner well known by persons skilled in the art, as long as one of each close sealing chamber 1006 in the film section 1021.

Adhesives is applied to around the periphery of film section 1021 on the rear surface 1025 of film section 1021 or to the outside face 1014 of annular wall 1002, or both.Therefore, film section 1021 is attached to the outside face 1014 of annular wall 1002 removedly.But user's grasping tab 1024 and following membrane section 1021 are in order to remove film section 1021 and expose sub-chamber 1006 from annular wall 1002.And in certain embodiments, film section 1021 resealables make film section 1021 to be attached to annular wall 1002 again after opening so that sealing and close sealing chamber 1006.

The various members of the different embodiment of packing discussed above can be used for packing any one among the embodiment.For example, though be not that all embodiment are shown and described as having desiccant, any one the comprised desiccant among these embodiment.And, though be not that all embodiment are shown and described as having lid, any one the comprised lid among these embodiment.Therefore, can be susceptible to mixing and the various members that mate different embodiment described herein within the scope of the invention.

As running through use in full, scope is used as shorthand to be used for being described in each value in this scope.Any value in the scope can be selected as the boundary of this scope.In addition, it is included any list of references of quoting of this paper in full by reference at this.Definition in the disclosure has under the situation of conflicting disclosure domination with definition in the institute incorporated by reference document.

Though the description of preamble and accompanying drawing have presented exemplary embodiment of the present invention, will be understood that, under situation about not breaking away from as the spirit and scope of the present invention defined in the appended claims, can make various interpolations, modification and replacement therein.Especially, will be clear that to those skilled in the art that under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention or essential characteristic, the present invention can be presented as other concrete form, structure, layout, ratio, size, and have other element, material and member.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, in the case of without departing from the principles of the present invention, the present invention can use with many modifications of structure, layout, ratio, size, material and member of being used for practice of the present invention etc., and these modifications are particularly suitable for concrete environment and operational requirements.Therefore, current disclosed embodiment is considered to illustrative and nonrestrictive in all respects, and scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims, and is not limited to description or the embodiment of preamble.

Claims

1. the packing of an oral care implement comprises:

Tubular body, it has the annular wall that forms the chamber, described chamber is divided into a plurality of inwalls in described chamber in a plurality of sub-chambeies and seal each the base plate of bottom in the described sub-chamber;

At least one oral care implement, it is placed in in the described sub-chamber each;

Film, it seals each the top in the described sub-chamber, and the part that described film is constructed such that to handle described film is being provided to entering in described a plurality of sub-chamber, and other sub-chamber keeps sealing.

2. packing according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described film seals each the top in the described sub-chamber airtightly.

3. according to each described packing in the claim 1 to 2, it is characterized in that described film is substantially transparent.

4. according to each described packing in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, described oral care implement comprises head part and afterbody part, and described oral care implement is arranged in the described sub-chamber, makes that the afterbody part of described oral care implement is adjacent with the top in described sub-chamber.

5. according to each described packing in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, described film comprise can be separated from one another a plurality of film sections, wherein, the top of each in the described sub-chamber is by a sealing in the described film section.

6. packing according to claim 5 is characterized in that, each in the described film section comprises for the tab by user's grasping.

7. packing according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described film is included in the weakening part in advance between the adjacent membranes section, covers and be attached to the top edge of described inwall on the described weakening part in advance.

8. packing according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described weakening part in advance is perforation seam, hot weakened seams or cutting seam.

9. packing according to claim 8 is characterized in that, when power was applied to selected film section, described film split along the described weakening part in advance that surrounds described selected film section.

10. according to each described packing in the claim 7 to 9, it is characterized in that described inwall radially extends from the longitudinal axis in described chamber.

11., it is characterized in that described inwall forms the straight line grid according to each described packing in the claim 7 to 9.

12., it is characterized in that described sub-chamber relative to each other seals with external environment condition according to each described packing in the claim 1 to 11.

13. according to each described packing in the claim 1 to 12, it is characterized in that, also comprise the lid that is connected to described tubular body, described film is between the basal surface and described tubular body of described lid.

14., it is characterized in that described oral care implement is to comprise the toothbrush that applies wet quick distributing box in advance according to each described packing in the claim 1 to 13.

15. the packing of an oral care implement comprises:

Tubular body, its have the annular wall that forms the chamber, with described chamber be divided into a plurality of inwalls in described chamber in a plurality of sub-chambeies, in the described sub-chamber of sealing each the bottom base plate and seal each the top board on top in the described sub-chamber;

A plurality of grooves in described annular wall, wherein, each groove is formed into the path in the described sub-chamber one, can fetch by described path for one in the described oral care implement;

Seal the film of described groove, the part that described film is constructed such that to handle described film is being provided to entering in described a plurality of sub-chamber, and other sub-chamber keeps sealing.

16. packing according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described film seals described groove airtightly.

17. according to each described packing in the claim 15 to 16, it is characterized in that described film is substantially transparent.

18. according to each described packing in the claim 15 to 17, it is characterized in that, described film comprise can be separated from one another a plurality of film sections, wherein, each in the described groove is by a sealing in the described film section.

19. packing according to claim 18 is characterized in that, each in the described film section comprises for the tab by user's grasping.

20. packing according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described film is included in the weakening part in advance between the adjacent membranes section, covers and be attached to the outside face of described annular wall on the described weakening part in advance.

21. packing according to claim 20 is characterized in that, described weakening part in advance is perforation seam, hot weakened seams or cutting seam.

22. according to each described packing in the claim 15 to 21, it is characterized in that described inwall radially extends from the longitudinal axis in described chamber.

23., it is characterized in that described sub-chamber relative to each other seals with external environment condition according to each described packing in the claim 15 to 22.

24., it is characterized in that described oral care implement is to comprise the toothbrush that applies wet quick distributing box in advance according to each described packing in the claim 15 to 23.

25. the packing of an oral care implement comprises:

Tubular body, it has the annular wall that forms the chamber, described chamber is divided at least one inwall in described chamber in a plurality of sub-chambeies and seal each the base plate of bottom in the described sub-chamber;

A plurality of oral care implements, it is placed in in the described sub-chamber each;

The resealable film, it seals each the top in the described sub-chamber, described film is constructed such that to handle the part of described film to be provided to entering in described a plurality of sub-chamber, and other sub-chamber keeps sealing, and described film can be sealed to described tubular body again with described tubular body after separating.

26. packing according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described film seals each the top in the described sub-chamber airtightly.

27. according to each described packing in the claim 25 to 26, it is characterized in that described diaphragm is substantially transparent.

28., it is characterized in that described tubular body comprises lucky two sub-chambeies according to each described packing in the claim 25 to 27.

29. packing according to claim 28 is characterized in that, described resealable film comprises a plurality of resealable film sections, and wherein, the described top of each in two adjacent sub-chambeies is by a sealing in described a plurality of resealable film sections.

30. the packing of an oral care implement comprises:

Tubular body, it has annular wall and a plurality of sub-chamber in described annular wall;

31. packing according to claim 30 is characterized in that, described film is selected from the group that is made of laminate, paper tinsel, paraffin paper and plastic sheet.

32. packing according to claim 30 is characterized in that, described film comprise can be separated from one another a plurality of film sections, wherein, each in described a plurality of grooves is by a sealing in described a plurality of film sections.

33. packing according to claim 32 is characterized in that, each in described a plurality of film sections comprises for the tab by user's grasping.

34. packing according to claim 32 is characterized in that, described film is included in the weakening part in advance between the adjacent membranes section, covers and be attached to the outside face of described annular wall on the described weakening part in advance.

35. packing according to claim 34 is characterized in that, described weakening part in advance is perforation seam, hot weakened seams or cutting seam.

36. packing according to claim 30 is characterized in that, described sub-chamber relative to each other seals with external environment condition.

37. packing according to claim 30 is characterized in that, described oral care implement is to comprise the toothbrush that applies wet quick distributing box in advance.