Toothbrush head

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush head illustrating its attachment to a handle portion of an electric toothbrush;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the head of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG. 2 with the unclaimed bristle tufts removed for the clarity of illustration;

FIG. 4 is a top end view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a front view of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom end view of FIG. 2.

The broken lines defining the top edge of the solid bar represent the bounds of the claim and all of the other broken lines are for illustrative purposes only. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a toothbrush head, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D561475
Type: Grant
Filed: May 6, 2003
Date of Patent: Feb 12, 2008
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Ping Wang (Beijing), John Geoffrey Chan (Loveland, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cathron Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Vladimir Vitenberg
Application Number: 29/181,173
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/101; D4/104