Toothbrush body with a handle having a transparent surface in its lower portion for rendering visible handle-embedded decorations

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush body with a handle having a transparent surface in its lower portion for rendering visible handle-embedded decorations from above, showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a toothbrush body with a handle having a transparent surface in its lower portion for rendering visible handle-embedded decorations, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Winkler; Till (Kronberg, DE), Fiegl; Tomas (Darmstadt, DE), Pohl; Achim (Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE)
Assignee:	The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Appl. No.:	D/163,022
Filed:	June 24, 2002

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 28, 2001 [DE]			4 01 11 194

Current U.S. Class:	D4/104
Current International Class:	0402
Field of Search:	;D4/104-112 ;15/167.1-167.2,143.1,186-187

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

5781958	July 1998	Meessmann et al.
D400357	November 1998	Crosson
5850659	December 1998	Butler et al.
D438012	February 2001	Cheong et al.
D440048	April 2001	Beals et al.
6308367	October 2001	Beals et al.
D457326	May 2002	Winkler et al.
D459893	July 2002	Winkler et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	400 11 308.2		Nov 2000		DE
	DM/059 485		Nov 2001		WO

Other References

DM/052519 (Trisa Holding AG) Mar. 20, 2000 (abstract). [online] [retrieved on May 3, 2003]. Retrieved from the Hauge Express Database.* . DM/061824 (Braun GMBH) Jun. 17, 2000 (abstract). [online] [retrieved on May 3, 2003]. Retrieved from the Hauge Express Database..

Primary Examiner: Baynham; Holly
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.