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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a toothbrush showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is an elevational view as seen from the head end thereof;
FIG. 6 is an elevational view as seen from the handle end thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof from the top of the brush; and,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof from the bottom of the brush;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1-8;
FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 13 is an elevational view as seen from the head end thereof;
FIG. 14 is an elevational view as seen from the handle end thereof;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view thereof from the top of the brush; and,
FIG. 16 is a perspective view thereof from the bottom of the brush.
The broken line showing of bristles in FIGS. 9-16 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the second embodiment.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 1998
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein (West Trenton, NJ), Kenneth Gerald Waguespack (North Brunswick, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Richard J. Ancel, James M. Serafino
Application Number: 0/61,489
International Classification: 0402;