Combination dispenser and applicator for dental floss

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combination dispenser and applicator for dental floss;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is an applicator end elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a dispenser end elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The portions of the design that are neither shown in the drawings nor described in the specification form no part of the claimed design.

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D49907 November 1916 Muchow
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911664 February 1909 Locke
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Patent History
Patent number: D413695
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 23, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 7, 1999
Inventor: Edward M Bitz (Bismarck, ND)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Application Number: 0/86,922
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Floss Dispenser Or Holder (D28/66)
International Classification: 2803;