Toothbrush handle

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a toothbrush handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the other side thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of bristles is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D347524
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 25, 1990
Date of Patent: Jun 7, 1994
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: John A. Simone (Bayonne, NJ), Adam Sherman (Brooklyn, NY), Thomas E. Mintel (Rahway, NJ), James C. McKinney (Cranbury, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Robert C. Sullivan, Richard J. Ancel
Application Number: 7/603,640
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104