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Foldable toothbrush

Granted 29 Aug 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Ranir/Dcp Corporation · originally Ranir/DCP Corporation

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Inventors: Thomas W. Groner, Bernard Coopersmith · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
100776
filed 18 Feb 1999
Publication
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US D429888
granted 29 Aug 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in an open condition, with the bristle head of the brush portion shown by broken lines, the bristle head being shown as environmental only and not forming a part of this portion of the design.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the open condition, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the open condition.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the open condition.

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the open condition.

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the open condition.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in a closed condition, with the brush portion folded within the handle portion.

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the closed condition, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the closed condition.

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the closed condition.

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the closed condition.

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in the closed condition; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of a foldable toothbrush showing our new design in an open condition, having like features of the bottom plan view of the foldable toothbrush shown in FIG. 3, with the broken line circles being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D04/108D41/21

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Alan P. Douglas
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