Detergent tablet

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the detergent tablet of our design;

FIG. 2 is a front and rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left and right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top and bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the detergent tablet of our design;

FIG. 6 is a front and rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left and right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top and bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the detergent tablet of our design;

FIG. 10 is a front and rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left and right side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a top and bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D426020
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 1998
Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Gary Benjamin Binstock (Basking Ridge, NJ), Bruce Cummings (New York, NY), Divaker Kenkare (Califon, NJ), Kevin Mark Kinscherf (Freehold, NJ), Steve Mark Phillips (Highland Park, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Attorney: Michael McGreal
Application Number: 0/85,318
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Jeweled (D28/81)
International Classification: 2802;