Toothbrush

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a 3/4 perspective view of a toothbrush showing the top left and distal end of the first embodiment of the toothbrush of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a reduced left side elevational view of the brush of the present invention, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a reduced top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a reduced bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a reduced view from the head end thereof;

FIG. 6 is a reduced view from the handle end thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1-6, the only difference residing in the absence of three grip pads on the top of the handle;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1-6, the only difference residing in the lengths of the head and the handle and the number of bristle tufts extending from the head.

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Patent History
Patent number: D380903
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 19, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventor: Robert Moskovich (East Brunswick, NJ)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Richard J. Ancel, James M. Serafino
Application Number: 0/37,441
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104
International Classification: 0402;