Toothbrush

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush according to a first embodiment of 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 an angled front view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1.

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

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a toothbrush according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9.

FIG. 12 is a left-side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9.

FIG. 13 is a right-side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9.

FIG. 14 is an angled front view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9.

FIG. 15 is a top view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9.

FIG. 17 is a close-up view of area XVII of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 18 is a close-up view of area XVIII of FIG. 2.

The dashed broken lines showing the round area on the head, the bristles, and the structure within the recess illustrate portions of the toothbrush that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken line represents the bounds of the claim and along with any surfaces of the recess beyond the bounds forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D700437
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 2012
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 2014
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein (Hopewell, NJ), Al Sprosta (Maplewood, NJ), Alan Sorrentino (Cranbury, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H Tung
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D Tabor
Application Number: 29/418,938
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/108; D4/111