Toothbrush handle

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged elevational view as seen from the head end thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the opposite end of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom perspective view thereof.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D396557
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 1997
Date of Patent: Aug 4, 1998
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventor: Robert Moskovich (East Brunswick, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Richard J. Ancel
Application Number: 0/74,787
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104
International Classification: 0402;