Head for electric toothbrush

- Braun GmbH
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top and left side perspective view of a first embodiment of a head for electric toothbrush;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front, top and left side perspective view of a portion thereof.

FIG. 9 is a front, top, and left side perspective view of a second embodiment of a head for electric toothbrush;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is an enlarged front, top and left side perspective view of a portion thereof.

Broken lines are used in the drawings to designate environmental structures or parts of a head for electric toothbrush that form no part of the claim. The dash-dot-dash broken line(s) in FIGS. 8 and 16 indicate the boundary of the enlarged views and form no part thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1108157
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 26, 2024
Date of Patent: Jan 6, 2026
Assignee: Braun GmbH (Kronberg)
Inventors: Devran Albay (Frankfurt), Jens Alinski (Kelkheim), Niclas Altmann (Niddatal), Rüdiger Boss (Frankfurt), Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet (Kronberg), Christine Hallein (Frankfurt), Dominik Langhammer (Frankfurt), Ulrich Störkel (Bad Nauheim)
Primary Examiner: Michael C Stout
Assistant Examiner: Emmett Cygnet
Application Number: 29/925,899
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/113