Toothbrush

- John O. Butler Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a front, exploded perspective view of a toothbrush showing my new design, the rear being identical;

FIG. 2 is an exploded side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the cap as taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a section of the cap as taken in circle 5 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the cap;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the brush;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the brush;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the assembled cap and brush, a portion of the wall of the cap being broken away for purposes of disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of the assembled cap and brush, with the cap mounted on the handle of the brush, a portion of the wall of the cap being broken away for purposes of disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of a brush portion of a second embodiment of my new design, the cap being omitted for convenience of illustration, it being understood that the second embodiment differs from the first only in the configuration of the bristles;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of the brush portion of a third embodiment of my new design, the cap being omitted for convenience of illustration, it being understood that the third embodiment differs from the first embodiment only in the configuration of the bristles.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D176748 January 1956 Asturias, Jr.
D291505 August 25, 1987 Tarrson et al.
D293858 January 26, 1988 Tarrson et al.
2599015 June 1952 Rupert
4691404 September 8, 1987 Tarrson et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D304785
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 1986
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 1989
Assignee: John O. Butler Company (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Emanuel B. Tarrson (Chicago, IL), Dane Maric (Chicago, IL), Thomas P. Kelly (Palatine, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Law Firm: Laff, Whitesel, Conte & Saret
Application Number: 6/841,702
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104