Head portion of a toothbrush

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of a head portion of a toothbrush according to the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

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

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D670503
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 25, 2012
Date of Patent: Nov 13, 2012
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez (Manalapan, NJ), Michael Rooney (Millburn, NJ), Robert Moskovich (East Brunswick, NJ), Andreas Wechsler (Zell am See), Joachim Storz (Zell am See), Raimund Klausegger (Vienna)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H Tung
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D Tabor
Attorney: Judy W. Chung
Application Number: 29/411,743
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/104