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Vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser

Granted 8 Aug 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Jon S. Crain · originally Tamez; Elias

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Inventors: Jon S. Crain, Elias Tamez · Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application
108297
filed 23 Jul 1999
Publication
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US D429382
granted 8 Aug 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view…

FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of a vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser in accordance with this invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser with a dental floss dispensing spool shown in the interior of the vehicle by the dashed lines;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser of this invention;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser with a bottom central portion open to show the dental floss dispenser therein;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the dental floss dispenser spool shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the dental floss dispenser spool shown separately for ease of illustration; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser with the front hood open to permit the dental floss to be pulled out for use by a person.

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Classifications

3 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section A — Human necessities
  • A61C15/04
Section B — Performing operations; transporting
  • B65H49/20
USPC · US Patent Classification
D28/67

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