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Dental floss container

Granted 23 Jul 2002 · no office action yet

Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive

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Inventors: Ademar Scarpelli · Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/133,303
filed 28 Nov 2000
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US D460838
granted 23 Jul 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a dental floss container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a dental floss container showing my new design;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof.

The broken line showing of the dental floss and base in all views is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D28/66

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