Toothbrush

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a toothbrush showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view as seen from the handle end thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view as seen from the bristled end thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an elevational view as seen from the handle end thereof;

FIG. 12 is an elevational view as seen from the bristled end thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is an enlarged perspective view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D333918
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 29, 1990
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 1993
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: John P. Curtis (Bloomsby, NJ), Kedar N. Rustogi (Kendall Park, NJ), John C. Crawford (Lake Mahopac, NY), James H. Kemp (Piscataway, NJ), Thomas E. Mintel (Rahway, NJ), Bert D. Heinzelman (Tenafly, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Robert C. Sullivan, Richard J. Ancel
Application Number: 7/502,138
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104