Toothbrush head

- The Gillette Company LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush head;

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; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

Broken lines in the drawings depict portions of a toothbrush head that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1043128
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 13, 2022
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 2024
Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Uwe Jungnickel (Königstein), Dominik Langhammer (Frankfurt)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Assistant Examiner: Tamara L Hahn
Application Number: 29/862,858
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/101