An oral care implement and a method of forming the same. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement having a handle and a head. The head has a basin cavity formed therein which has an open top end. An aperture is formed into the basin cavity that forms a passageway to an outer surface of the head. An applicator is positioned within the basin cavity so that a portion of the applicator protrudes through the aperture. The oral care implement also includes a head plate with a plurality of tooth cleaning elements mounted thereon. The head plate is coupled to the head and encloses the open top end of the basin cavity.

In a brush cap for protecting a hair bundle of a cosmetic and/or paint or artist's brush, in order to obtain a more flexible application also for a plurality of brushes or for different brush shapes, and for the purpose of broadening the range of application of the brush cap, it is provided that a second end of the brush cap, through which a brush shaft, given proper use of the brush cap, projects, is configured such that it is radially expandable.

A self-righting toothbrush includes a shaft having a head section, a medial section and a tail section. The medial section has curved pivot surface configured to contact a horizontal support surface at a pivot point, the pivot surface allowing the toothbrush to roll on the support surface. An external ballast has an outer contour exposed at a surface of the shaft. The ballast is positioned to induce the toothbrush to roll on the support surface from an unstable orientation wherein the bristles are non-vertical, to a stable orientation wherein the bristles are vertical (up or down). In one aspect, the ballast has an irregular outer contour. In another aspect, the ballast outer contour is limited to the toothbrush medial section. In another aspect, the ballast outer contour provides a relatively flat reference protrusion of the pivot surface that is opposite from a relatively tall primary protrusion of the pivot surface.

A tool for cleaning a corresponding part of the oral cavity of a person, in particular for cleaning of the teeth, preferably of a person; including supporting means, or handle, for means, or member, for engaging and cleaning the corresponding part of the oral cavity of the person, the engaging and cleaning means extending from the supporting means, or handle, and in particular being in the form of a corresponding brush, preferably of a dental brush, or in the form of corresponding dental floss. The supporting means, or handle, have a free end portion which is shaped to form gripping means for the fingers of the user, in particular to perform the cleaning of the corresponding part of the oral cavity.

A method, system, apparatus, or device to protect a sink or a cabinet. An apparatus may include a substrate, a guard wall, a first fastening wall, and a second fastening wall. The substrate may extend along a plane and include a top surface and a bottom surface. The guard wall may extend along at least part of a perimeter of the substrate. The first fastening wall may extend downwardly from a first edge of the substrate. The second fastening wall may extend downwardly from a second edge of the substrate.

A tracking attachment for an oral care implement that includes a housing and a tracking unit configured to track position, orientation, or movement of the oral care implement. The housing may define a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a portion of the oral care implement. The housing may include a first housing portion having an inner surface that defines a first portion of the receiving cavity that is open at both of the first and second ends of the first housing portion and a second housing portion that mates with the first housing portion to detachably couple the second housing portion to the first housing portion. The second housing portion may have an inner surface that defines a second portion of the receiving cavity that is open at the second end of the second housing portion.

A method of utilizing a handheld bottle washer that includes compressing two flexible opposing sidewalls of the bottle washer with an external compression force to generate a dynamic position with a diameter of the enclosed washing aperture, inserting the two flexible opposing sidewalls into an opening of a bottle while in the dynamic position, releasing the external compression force causing the two flexible opposing sidewalls to expand outwardly to generate a static position with the diameter of the enclosed washing aperture greater than the diameter of enclosed washing aperture when in the dynamic position and with the cleaning material on the outer surfaces of each of the two opposing sidewalls contacting the inner surfaces of the bottle, and applying a downward force on the lower end of the handheld body to move the cleaning material on the inner surfaces of the bottle for cleaning.

A multipurpose toothbrush that has a handle, toothpaste reservoir, button, a toothpaste hole, a tube, a head, a head cover, a tongue scraper, one or more legs, a floss compartment, and an indicator light. The toothpaste reservoir is fluidly connected to the toothpaste hole on the toothbrush head, and the button is operatively connected to the toothpaste reservoir. When the button is pushed upwards, the entire reservoir is forced upwards, and toothpaste is pushed through a tube, exiting the brush holes. The head cover may fold over the brush head when the brush is stored, and may fold into an indent on the toothbrush head when the brush is being used. The legs support the brush so that the brush may stand upright when not in use. The toothbrush head may detach freely from the handle to be cleaned or replaced.

A toothbrush including bristles extended from one end of the toothbrush, a handle extended from another end of the toothbrush opposite the one end, and any of an attachment hole, arranged between the bristles and handle and configured to receive a support leg to be attached therein, and a groove are provided, either of which may improve drying and therefore decrease in transmission of pathogens via the bristles by, for example, improving air circulation to the bristles raised away from a surface via action of the end and the surface.

A self-righting toothbrush includes a shaft having a head section, a medial section and a tail section. The medial section has curved pivot surface configured to contact a horizontal support surface at a pivot point, the pivot surface allowing the toothbrush to roll on the support surface. The pivot surface is provided in part by protrusions, including a reference protrusion, formed on different sides of the shaft that are visually distinct from each other in all viewing orientations of the toothbrush. The toothbrush will be in a stable orientation with the toothbrush bristles extending in a vertical direction when the toothbrush is disposed with the reference protrusion contacting the support surface. The toothbrush will be in an unstable position and susceptible to rolling to said stable orientation when the toothbrush is in a non-bristles down or non-bristles up position with the bristles extending in a non-vertical direction.