Dental floss dispenser
Description
FIG. 1 is a top and right front perspective view showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a front, top and right side perspective view showing our new design opened, the phantom lines representing a floss strand being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design.
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Patent History
Patent number: D399603
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 1998
Inventors: Joseph Hemsley, Jr. (Moorestown, NJ), David P. Lage (Ballwin, MO)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Law Firm: Lennox & Murtha
Application Number: 0/60,635
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 1998
Inventors: Joseph Hemsley, Jr. (Moorestown, NJ), David P. Lage (Ballwin, MO)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Law Firm: Lennox & Murtha
Application Number: 0/60,635
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D28/64;
D9/417;
D9/428
International Classification: 2803;
International Classification: 2803;