Combined dental floss applicator and dispenser

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combined dental floss applicator and dispenser as viewed from the front and side;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a back view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, all views are identical to the embodiment of FIG. 1 except that the handle portion is longer and thinner;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a side view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a back view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third embodiment thereof, the handle portion is longer;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment thereof, the handle portion is longer;

FIG. 15 is a front view of a third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a side view of the third embodiment, the opposite side is a mirror image;

FIG. 18 is a front view of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a rear view of the fourth embodiment; and,

FIG. 20 is a side view of the fourth embodiment, the opposite side is a mirror image.

The top and bottom views of the third embodiment (FIGS. 15-17) are identical to the top and bottom views of the first embodiment. The top and bottom views of the fourth embodiment (FIGS. 18-20) are similar to the top and bottom views of the second embodiment.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D294746 March 15, 1988 Ransom
D313091 December 18, 1990 Kuo
D319325 August 20, 1991 Green
D326000 May 5, 1992 Williams
D339884 September 28, 1993 Hartman
5069233 December 3, 1991 Ritter
Patent History
Patent number: D354154
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 3, 1995
Inventor: Roy J. Topelko (Cambridge, Ontario)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: R. Craig Armstrong
Application Number: 0/5,981
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D28/64