Dental hygiene device handle

- Sunstar Americas, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dental hygiene device handle.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the dental hygiene device handle shown in FIG. 1, the rear view being identical thereto.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the dental hygiene device handle shown in FIG. 1, the right side view being identical thereto.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the dental hygiene device handle shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the dental hygiene device handle shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the dental hygiene device handle of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the dental hygiene device handle shown in FIG. 6, the rear view being identical thereto.

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the dental hygiene device handle shown in FIG. 6, the right side view being identical thereto.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the dental hygiene device handle shown in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the dental hygiene device handle shown in FIG. 6.

The broken lines showing the environment form no part of the claimed design.

Portions of the dental hygiene device handle shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a dental hygiene device handle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D723283
Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 2011
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 2015
Assignee: Sunstar Americas, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Russell G. Kalbfeld (Naperville, IL), Leoncio Angel Gonzalez (Winfield, IL)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H Tung
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D Tabor
Application Number: 29/391,482
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/104; D4/111; D4/138