Toothbrush body with a handle having a transparent surface in its lower portion for rendering visible handle-embedded decorations

- The Gillette Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush body with a handle having a transparent surface in its lower portion for rendering visible handle-embedded decorations from above, showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a toothbrush body with a handle having a transparent surface in its lower portion for rendering visible handle-embedded decorations, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • DM/052519 (Trisa Holding AG) Mar. 20, 2000 (abstract). [online] [retrieved on May 3, 2003]. Retrieved from the Hauge Express Database.*
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Patent History
Patent number: D485989
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 24, 2002
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 2004
Assignee: The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Till Winkler (Kronberg), Tomas Fiegl (Darmstadt), Achim Pohl (Seeheim-Jugenheim)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/163,022
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/104
International Classification: 0402;