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FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a toothbrush showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is an plan view as seen from the top or head end thereof;
FIG. 6 is an plan view as seen from the bottom or handle end thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof from the top of the brush; and
FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1-7;
FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 12 is an plan view as seen from the top or head end thereof;
FIG. 13 is an plan view as seen from the bottom or handle end thereof; and,
FIG. 14 is a perspective view thereof from the top of the brush.
The broken line showing of bristles in FIGS. 8-9 and 11-14, is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the second embodiment.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 16, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 29, 1999
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Robert Moskovich (East Brunswick, NJ), Eric Chan (New York, NY), Eyal Eliav (New York, NY), Jeffrey Miller (New York, NY), Yoon Ho Choi (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Henry S. Goldfine, Richard J. Ancel
Application Number: 0/74,381
International Classification: 0402;