Toothbrush head

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush head, showing our new design, wherein tufts are formed by a plurality of bristles;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof.

The features shown in broken lines are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Pluralities of individual bristles shown, for convenience, only partially in each of the tufts continue throughout and fill respective tufts in accordance with the contours outlined by the endless straight/curved lines.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D621158
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 6, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 10, 2010
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Georges Driesen (Weilrod), Michael Schmid (Frankfurt am Main)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H Tung
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D Tabor
Attorney: John P. Colbert
Application Number: 29/312,684
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/101; D4/111