Toothbrush

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left-side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right-side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D651407
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 23, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 3, 2012
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Xi Wen Jin (Shanghai), Douglas J. Hohlbein (Pennington, NJ), Al A. Sprosta (Maplewood, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H Tung
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D Tabor
Attorney: Judy W. Chung
Application Number: 29/331,307
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/104