Toothbrush handle

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of toothbrush handle in color showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second side view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the toothbrush handle shown in isolation for clarity.

The broken line immediately adjacent to the shaded area represents an unclaimed portion of the boundary of the design. The broken line showing of the remainder of the toothbrush is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Wong; Chi Shing (Warren, NJ), Hohlbein; Douglas J. (Pennington, NJ), Waguespack; Kenneth (North Brunswick, NJ), Sprosta; Al (Maplewood, NJ), Jin; Xi Wen (Shanghai, CN), Ding; Xiangji (Yangzhou, CN)
Assignee:	Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Appl. No.:	D/308,531
Filed:	June 20, 2008

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Current U.S. Class:	D4/104; D4/138
Current International Class:	0402
Field of Search:	;D4/101,104-112,132-136,138 ;15/143.1,167.1,167.2 ;132/308-311 ;601/139,141

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Primary Examiner: Tung; Melanie H
Assistant Examiner: Tabor; Lavone D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Chung; Judy W.