Dental floss dispenser housing

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a dental floss dispenser showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof, the lid in an open position;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 8--8 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 9--9 of FIG. 7, on an enlarged scale; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line drawings of dental floss in FIGS. 6, 7 and 10 and the insert in FIGS. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D326339
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 1989
Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (Piscataway, NJ)
Inventors: Adam Sherman (Brooklyn, NY), Thomas M. Dair (Valley Cottage, NY)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorneys: Richard J. Ancel, Robert C. Sullivan
Application Number: 7/369,553
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D28/64