Handle for a toothbrush

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handle for a toothbrush showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the handle for a toothbrush of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the handle for a toothbrush of FIG. 1, the other side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the handle for a toothbrush of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the handle for a toothbrush of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the handle for a toothbrush of FIG. 1.

The broken line generally tracking the solid outline of the handle is a boundary and forms no part of the claimed design. The broken lines showing other features on the handle and showing the neck and head of the toothbrush are environmental and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a handle for a toothbrush, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Winkler; Till (Kronberg, DE)
Assignee:	The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Appl. No.:	D/172,723
Filed:	December 17, 2002

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Current U.S. Class:	D4/104
Current International Class:	0402
Field of Search:	;D4/101-112,132-134,138 ;15/143.1,159.1,160,167.1,167.2,145,164,206 ;16/110.1,430,431,422 ;132/308,311 ;D7/393,395,401.2 ;D8/107,DIG.4,DIG.7,DIG.8,10,80,83 ;30/340,342-344 ;81/177.1,489,492

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

4780924	November 1988	Hansen et al.
D364275	November 1995	Lewkowicz
D403946	January 1999	Shih
D419773	February 2000	Beals et al.
D421339	March 2000	Jeannet et al.
D448258	September 2001	Hay et al.
D453270	February 2002	Choong
D458453	June 2002	Baertschi
D462179	September 2002	Lai et al.
D486718	February 2004	Goddert
2002/0124333	September 2002	Hafliger et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	40004857.4		Aug 2000		DE
	D40111216		Dec 2001		DE
	40109544.4		Feb 2002		DE

Primary Examiner: Douglas; Alan P.
Assistant Examiner: Tabor; Lavone D.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.