Toothbrush handle

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 elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view thereof.

The structure shown in phantom or broken lines in the Figures forms no part of the claimed design and is present only to illustrate the environment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D358485
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 5, 1992
Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: John C. Crawford (Lake Mahopac, NY), Donald R. Lamond (Lynbrook, NY), Bert D. Heinzelman (Tenafly, NJ), Adam Sherman (Brooklyn, NY), Robert Moskovich (East Brunswick, NJ), James Petronio (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Robert C. Sullivan, Richard J. Ancel
Application Number: 0/40
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104