Dental cleaning appliance

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dental cleaning appliance showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the opposite side of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of a dental cleaning appliance that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a dental cleaning appliance, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Courtney; Stephen Benjamin (Bath, GB), Stickney; Timothy Nicholas (Gloucester, GB), Marsh; Jonathan George (Swindon, GB), Bates; Adam James (Oxford, GB), Gammack; Peter David (Gloucester, GB)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Dyson Technology Limited Wiltshire N/A GB
Assignee:	Dyson Technology Limited (Malmesbury, Wiltshire, GB)
Appl. No.:	D/602,344
Filed:	May 1, 2017

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Nov 2, 2016 [GB]			6002248

Current U.S. Class:	D4/101
Current International Class:	2803
Field of Search:	;D1/106,199 ;D4/100-104,108-111,127,128,132-136,138,199 ;D8/61 ;D13/107,108 ;D14/288 ;D24/119,146,180 ;D30/158,159

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Primary Examiner: Hyder; Philip S
Assistant Examiner: Robinson; Cary M
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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