Set of bristles for a toothbrush

- Colgate-Palmolive Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective front view of a set of bristles for a toothbrush showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged left side view thereof.

The contrast in shading techniques, i.e. the selected tip portions shaded in gray and the remainder of the claimed bristles not shaded in gray, represents a contrast in color and no specific colors are hereby claimed. The broken line showing of the remainder of the toothbrush is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design of a set of bristles for a toothbrush, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D599556
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 15, 2008
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2009
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York, NY)
Inventors: Bruce M. Russell (Howell, NJ), Douglas J. Hohlbein (Pennington, NJ), Maria Valentina Sposito (Thonex), Frank Hom (Wayne, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H Tung
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D Tabor
Attorney: Amy M. Fernandez
Application Number: 29/303,751
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/104