Toothbrush

- The Gillette Company LLC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a toothbrush;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a toothbrush;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the toothbrush that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a toothbrush, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1014095
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 13, 2024
Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC. (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Uwe Jungnickel (Königstein), Dominik Langhammer (Frankfurt), Christine Hallein (Frankfurt), Jens Störkel (Frankfurt)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Assistant Examiner: Tamara L Hahn
Application Number: 29/762,790
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/110