Toothbrush

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a toothbrush showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view as seen from the head end thereof;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view as seen from the handle end thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof from the top of the brush; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof from the bottom of the brush.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1-8;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an elevational view as seen from the head end thereof;

FIG. 14 is an elevational view as seen from the handle end thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view thereof from the top of the brush; and,

FIG. 16 is a perspective view thereof from the bottom of the brush.

The broken line showing of bristles is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed invention.

The broken line showing of bristles in FIGS. 9, 10, and 12-16, is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the second embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D390707
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 1998
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventor: Robert Moskovich (East Brunswick, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Richard Ancel
Application Number: 0/64,130
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104
International Classification: 0402;