Transparent toothbrush handle

- Gillette Canada Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a transparent toothbrush handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a reduced top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof where the left side view is a mirror image (unclaimed environmental structure being shown in broken lines);

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines showing the toothbrush bristle structure are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D49472 August 1916 Dierke
D122500 September 1940 Norton
D288148 February 10, 1987 Malgrain
D305385 January 9, 1990 Schneider
D305386 January 9, 1990 Rams et al.
D328392 August 4, 1992 Holstein, II et al.
1337173 April 1920 White
1440785 January 1923 Levis
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2217439 October 1940 Fuller
3722020 March 1973 Hills
4712267 December 15, 1987 Cheng
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Foreign Patent Documents
17666 1896 GBX
Other references
  • Sample of "ORTHO" brush, manufactured and sold by Oral-B Laboratories, Inc. Redwood City, Calif. (1989).
Patent History
Patent number: D349605
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 24, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 16, 1994
Assignee: Gillette Canada Inc. (Kirkland)
Inventors: Peter Schneider (Koenigstein), Juergen Greubel (Heidenrod)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Application Number: 0/6,107
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104