Toothbrush

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a toothbrush showing my 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, 10 and 12-16 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the second embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D398154
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 1998
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventor: Robert Moskovich (East Brunswick, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Richard J. Ancel
Application Number: 0/64,129
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4104
International Classification: 0402;