Toothpick

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the toothpick showing my new design, on a reduced scale;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, the opposite side is a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an end view, opposite the end view of FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D199832 December 1964 Edelman et al.
D270100 August 9, 1983 Hjalmarsson
D274154 June 5, 1984 Bondurant
D309042 July 3, 1990 Renno
516409 March 1894 Southwell
3910293 October 1975 Lemelson
4846200 July 11, 1989 Wiley
5050625 September 24, 1991 Siekmann
Other references
  • Premier, ESPE-Premier Product Catalog, pp. 4, 10, 29, and I-1 through I-53. Veratex Product Catalog, pp. 41, 75, 78 and 172 showing various dental instruments (undated) admitted prior art see paper #5 Dec. 2, 1993.
Patent History
Patent number: D345825
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 30, 1992
Date of Patent: Apr 5, 1994
Assignee: Mion International Corporation (Winslow, IN)
Inventor: Thomas J. Arnold (Winslow, IN)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Baker & Daniels
Application Number: 7/922,941
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D28/64