Oral care kit

Abstract

An oral care kit includes a plurality of oral care implements, each comprising a handle having a head at one end of the handle. The heads have at least one cleaning element projecting outwards from the heads. At least one dispenser is included, separate from the oral care implements. The dispenser contains an amount of the oral care material. At least one package has a first chamber shaped to contain the plurality of oral care implements and a second chamber shaped to contain the dispenser. The second chamber is separate from the first chamber by a separable connector.

1 . An oral care kit comprising:
 at least one oral care implement comprising a handle having a head at one end of the handle, the head having at least one cleaning element projecting outwards from the head;   at least one dispenser separate from the oral care implement, the dispenser containing an amount of an oral care material;   a package including the at least one oral care implement and the at least one dispenser, the package having at least two separate sections including a first section and a second section joined to each other, the package having at least one separable connector separating the first section from the second section, wherein the oral care implement is in the first section and the dispenser is in the second section.   
     
     
         2 . The oral care kit of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a plurality of oral care implements and to respective dispenser for each of the oral care implements; and 
 a plurality of separate sections; wherein 
 each of the oral care implements and each of the dispensers is contained within a respective separate section, and each separate section is separated from each other separate section adjacent thereto by at least one separable connector, so that each separate section is manually separable from a remainder of the package. 
 
     
     
         3 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein the separable connector is one of the group consisting of a perforated region of the package, a region of the package having a cut or notch, a film or tape of a material that is susceptible to tearing or rupturing, or at least one adhesive joint connecting separately formed sections of the package. 
     
     
         4 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein the package is a blister pack, and each separable connector is a perforated region of the package. 
     
     
         5 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the package is a blister pack having a row of oral care implements and a row of dispensers, and   each oral care implement has a respective dispenser adjacent thereto, wherein   each column of the blister pack includes a respective one of the oral care implements and a respective one of the dispensers, and   each pair of adjacent columns has a separable connector therebetween.   
     
     
         6 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser is a sachet containing an oral care liquid, gel, paste or powder. 
     
     
         7 . The oral care kit of  claim 6 , wherein the sachet has:
 a slit, notch or perforation for manually tearing the sachet; and   a nozzle portion located and shaped to form a dispensing nozzle when the slit, notch or perforation is torn.   
     
     
         8 . The oral care kit of  claim 7 , wherein:
 one of the sections forms the sachet, and   the separable connector separating the separate sections is the slit, notch or perforation for manually tearing the sachet open.   
     
     
         9 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein the oral care implement has a recess for receiving and holding the oral care material, and a width of the dispensing nozzle is less than or equal to a width of the recess. 
     
     
         10 . The oral care kit of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a plurality of oral care implements, and a number of dosages of the oral care material in the dispenser is at least as large as the number of oral care implements; and 
 a plurality of separate sections, 
 wherein the dispenser and each of the oral care implements are contained within respective separate sections, and each separate section is separated from each other separate section adjacent thereto by at least one separable connector, so that each separate section is manually separable from a remainder of the package. 
 
     
     
         11 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the oral care implement has an opening extending through the head, and   the dispenser includes a nozzle sized and shaped to fit the opening for dispensing the oral care material from behind the head.   
     
     
         12 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser includes a nozzle having at least one side opening coupled to receive and dispense the oral care material. 
     
     
         13 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning, element of the oral care implement comprises an abrasive foam. 
     
     
         14 . The oral care kit of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning element of the oral care implement is a piece of formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer. 
     
     
         15 . An oral care kit comprising:
 a plurality of oral care implements, each comprising a handle having a head at one end of the handle, the head having at least one cleaning element projecting outwards from the head, and a recess shaped to hold an oral care material;   at least one dispenser separate from the oral care implements, the dispenser containing an amount of the oral care material, the dispenser having an orifice for dispensing the oral care material, the orifice having a width that is less than or equal to a width of the recess; and   a package containing the plurality of oral care implements and the at least one dispenser.   
     
     
         16 . The oral care kit of  claim 15 , wherein:
 a number of dosages within the amount of the oral care material in the dispenser is at least as large as the number of oral care implements.   
     
     
         17 . The oral care kit of  claim 15 , wherein the nozzle has at least one side opening coupled to receive and dispense the oral care material. 
     
     
         18 . The oral care kit of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the package has at least three sections joined to each other, each section having a separate sealed chamber,   the dispenser and the plurality of oral care implements are each contained within a respective one of the separate sealed chambers, and   the package has a plurality of separable connectors between each of the separate sealed chambers and each other one of the separate sealed chambers adjacent thereto.   
     
     
         19 . The oral care kit of  claim 15 , wherein the cleaning element of at least one of the plurality of oral care implements comprises a formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer. 
     
     
         20 . The oral care kit of  claim 15 , wherein the cleaning element of the oral care implement is a single piece of an abrasive foam. 
     
     
         21 . The oral care of  claim 20 , wherein the abrasive foam is a formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer.