Toothbrush with visual and/or other sensory effects
An oral care implement that emits a scent. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a toothbrush comprising: a base component having a gripping region and an oral engaging region, wherein said base component comprises a first scenting agent; and a second component covering at least a portion of said base component in said gripping region, to control a rate of release of said first scenting agent from said base component in said gripping region.
1. A toothbrush comprising:
a base component having a gripping region and an oral engaging region, wherein said base component comprises a first scenting agent; and
a second component covering at least a portion of said base component in said gripping region, to control a rate of release of said first scenting agent from said base component in said gripping region, wherein said second component includes varying thicknesses.
2. The toothbrush of claim 1 , wherein said second component comprises a second scenting agent.
3. The toothbrush of claim 1 , wherein said second component covers said base component at a maximum thickness of about 5 mm.
4. The toothbrush of claim 1 , wherein said varying thicknesses provides varying rates of release of said first scenting agent from said base component.
5. The toothbrush of claim 1 , wherein said first scenting agent is impregnated into a base material of said base component.
6. The toothbrush of claim 5 , wherein a blend of a carrier material and said first scenting agent is impregnated into said base material.
7. The toothbrush of claim 5 , wherein a ratio of said first scenting agent to said base material is from about 1:20 to about 1:5.
8. The toothbrush of claim 5 , wherein a ratio of said first scenting agent to said base material is about 1:19 to about 1:9.
9. A toothbrush comprising:
a base component having a gripping region and an oral engaging region;
a scented component comprising a first scenting agent, said scented component covering at least a portion of said base component in said gripping region; and
a second component covering at least a portion of said scented component to control a rate of release of said first scenting agent from said scented component, wherein said second component includes varying thicknesses.
10. The toothbrush of claim 9 , wherein said second component comprises a second scenting agent.
11. The toothbrush of claim 9 , wherein said second component covers said scented component at a maximum thickness of about 5 mm.
12. The toothbrush of claim 9 , wherein said varying thicknesses provides varying rates of release of said first scenting agent from said scented component.
13. The toothbrush of claim 9 , wherein said first scenting agent is impregnated into a base material of said scented component.
14. The toothbrush of claim 13 , wherein a blend of a carrier material and said first scenting agent is impregnated into said base material.
15. The toothbrush of claim 13 , wherein a ratio of said first scenting agent to said base material is from about 1:20 to about 1:5.
16. The toothbrush of claim 13 , wherein a ratio of said first scenting agent to said base material is about 1:19 to about 1:9.
17. A toothbrush comprising:
a base component having a gripping region and an oral engaging region; and
a second component covering at least a portion of said gripping region, wherein said second component comprises a first scenting agent, wherein said second component includes varying thicknesses.
18. The toothbrush of claim 17 , wherein said base component comprises a second scenting agent.
19. The toothbrush of claim 17 , wherein said first scenting agent is impregnated into a base material of said second component.
20. The toothbrush of claim 19 , wherein a blend of a carrier material and said first scenting agent is impregnated into said base material.
21. The toothbrush of claim 19 , wherein a ratio of said first scenting agent to said base material is from about 1:20 to about 1:5.
22. The toothbrush of claim 19 , wherein a ratio of said first scenting agent to said base material is about 1:19 to about 1:9.