Writing instrument

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the writing instrument according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image of the right side;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1, with a writing tip of the writing instrument being projected and with an eraser being extended;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1, taken on a plane indicated in FIG. 1 by a line 7--7, in which an internal mechanism of the writing instrument is removed for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1, taken on a plane indicated in FIG. 1 by a line 8--8, in which the internal mechanism of the writing instrument is removed for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1, taken on a plane indicated in FIG. 1 by a line 9--9, in which the internal mechanism of the writing instrument is removed for clarity of illustration; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1, taken on a plane indicated in FIG. 1 by a line 10--10, in which the internal mechanism of the writing instrument is removed for clarity of illustration.

Claims

The ornamental design for a writing instrument, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Keda; Tadashi (Kawagoe, JP)
Assignee:	Kotobuki & Co., Ltd. (Kyoto, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/135,932
Filed:	January 23, 2001

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jul 24, 2000 [JP]			12-023543

Current U.S. Class:	D19/174; D19/913; D19/916; D19/927
Current International Class:	1906
Field of Search:	;D19/35,36,41-51,53-58,81-85 ;401/49-52,99,100-106,110-117,209,195,6,7,88

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D155429	October 1949	Kahn
D155806	November 1949	Kahn
D177560	May 1956	Ensign et al.
D190262	May 1961	Schier
D213341	February 1969	Fields
D240817	August 1976	Funahashi
D397723	September 1998	Izushima
D423578	April 2000	Izushima

Primary Examiner: Holtje; Martie K.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McGinn & Gibb, PLLC