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Folding travel toothbrush handle

Granted 2 May 2006 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: TRISA, S.A. · originally Colgate-Palmolive

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Inventors: Armin Baertschi · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/180,129
filed 18 Apr 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D519738
granted 2 May 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a folding travel toothbrush handle of my new design, shown in a completely open configuration;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is front, left side perspective view thereof, as seen from the bottom end thereof;

FIG. 7 is a back, right side perspective view thereof, as seen from the bottom end thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the travel toothbrush handle of my new design, shown in the configuration for brushing the teeth.

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is front, left side perspective view thereof, as seen from the bottom thereof.

FIG. 14 is back, right side perspective view thereof, as seen from the bottom thereof.

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view of the travel toothbrush handle of my new design, shown in the closed configuration used for traveling.

FIG. 16 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 17 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 20 is front, left side perspective view thereof, as seen from the bottom thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is back, right side perspective view thereof, as seen from the bottom thereof.

The broken lines shown near the proximal end of the grip portion in some of the views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D04/108D41/21

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Pendency
3.0 y
1,110 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Examiner
Alan P. Douglas
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
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USthis patentUS-D519738-SS12 May 200618 Apr 2003grantedFolding travel toothbrush handle
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-154862-SS5 Mar 200416 Oct 2003publishedFolding travel toothbrush handle
CACA-104601-SS23 Feb 200520 Oct 2003grantedFolding travel toothbrush handle
TWTW-D103842-S1S11 Apr 200517 Oct 2003publishedFolding travel toothbrush handle

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