Battery-operated toothpick

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery-operated toothpick showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the appliance;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the appliance;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the appliance;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the appliance;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the appliance; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the appliance.

Claims

The ornamental design for a battery-operated toothpick, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Winkler; Till (Kronberg, DE)
Assignee:	The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Appl. No.:	D/186,896
Filed:	July 24, 2003

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jan 27, 2003 [WO]			DM/062 879

Current U.S. Class:	D28/65
Current International Class:	2803
Field of Search:	;D28/65,66,68 ;132/321-329 ;D24/152 ;433/141,146,147

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

186952	February 1877	Poznanski
1355037	October 1920	Dziuk
D251513	April 1979	Kent
4605025	August 1986	McSpadden
5069233	December 1991	Ritter
5573020	November 1996	Robinson
D398077	September 1998	Young
D458412	June 2002	Bojar
6422867	July 2002	Lang et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	40004796.9		Jul 2000		DE

Other References

Sullivan-Schein Dental catalog, 2002, p. 493, "Water Pik" Battery-powered Flosser..

Primary Examiner: Lieberman; Lucy
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.