Electric toothbrush

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of an electric toothbrush of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-section view taken along the line 8-8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a cross-section view taken along the line 9-9 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of an electric toothbrush of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a cross-section view taken along the line 17-17 of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 18 is a cross-section view taken along the line 18-18 of FIG. 11.

The broken lines shown represent unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM I claim the ornamental design for an electric toothbrush, as shown described.

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Inventors:	Hara; Shigehito (Kyoto, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Panasonic Corporation Kadoma N/A JP
Assignee:	Panasonic Corporation (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/444,224
Filed:	January 28, 2013

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Current U.S. Class:	D4/101; D4/138
Current International Class:	2803
Field of Search:	;D4/100-102,104-112,134,138 ;15/143.1,145,167.1,167.2 ;132/308-311 ;601/95,109,114,142 ;D8/61 ;D24/133,144,146,147,152 ;D28/58 ;81/57.11,57.14,57.31,57.42

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D453222	January 2002	Garito et al.
D457726	May 2002	Tse
D476485	July 2003	Mulder et al.
D478423	August 2003	Mulder et al.
D500209	December 2004	Kellogg
D599555	September 2009	Oliphant
D658382	May 2012	Heil et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	D1164831		Feb 2003		JP
	1230876		Feb 2005		JP
	D1311233		Oct 2007		JP

Other References

DE 40400262-0001 Registered Design, (WIK Far East Ltd.) May 25, 2004, [online], [retrieved on Oct. 23, 2010]. Retrieved from the Designs Register of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office using the Internet: <URL: http://register.dmpa.de>. cited by examiner . EM 1787714-0003 Registered Design, (Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V.) Dec. 3, 2010, [online], [retrieved on Apr. 13, 2013] Retrieved from the Community Design Database of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market using the Internet: <URL: http://oami.europa.eu>. cited by examiner.

Primary Examiner: Tung; Melanie H
Assistant Examiner: Tabor; Lavone D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brinks Hofer & Gilson & Lione