Oral care implement and monofilament bristle for use with the same
A monofilament bristle ( 211 ) including: a body portion ( 215 ); a tip portion ( 217 ) extending from the body portion ( 215 ) and comprising a multi-lobed transverse cross-section ( 221 ), the monofilament bristle ( 211 ) extending along a longitudinal axis ( 219 ); co-extruded first and second components, the first component being a first color and forming a first lobe ( 223 a ) of the multi-lobed transverse cross-section ( 221 ), the second component being a second color, which is different from the first color, and forming a second lobe ( 223 b ) of the multi-lobed transverse cross-section ( 221 ); and each of the first and second components forming a longitudinal section of the body portion ( 215 ), with an interface between the first and second components extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis ( 219 ).
1. A monofilament bristle comprising:
a body portion;
a tip portion, the monofilament bristle extending along a longitudinal axis;
the body portion having a multi-lobed transverse cross-section and having an outer surface that is a first color; and
the tip portion comprising a plurality of tips extending axially from the body portion, at least a first one of the plurality of tips having an outer surface that is a second color, which is different from the first color.
2. The monofilament bristle of claim 1 , wherein at least a second one of the plurality of tips comprises an outer surface that is a third color, which is different than each of the first and second colors.
3. The monofilament bristle of claim 1 , wherein at least a second one of the plurality of tips comprises an outer surface that is the first color.
4. The monofilament bristle of claim 1 further comprising:
co-extruded first and second components;
wherein the first component is a sheath, the second component is a first core, and the sheath surrounds the first core in the body portion;
the sheath comprising the outer surface of the body portion that is the first color; and
a portion of the first core that axially protrudes from the sheath forming the first one of the plurality of tips.
5. The monofilament bristle of claim 4 further comprising:
a third component that is a third color, which is different than each of the first and second colors, the third component being co-extruded with the first and second components;
the third component being a second core, and the sheath surrounding the second core in the body portion; and
a portion of the second core that axially protrudes from the sheath forming a second one of the plurality of tips having an outer surface that is the third color.