Writing instrument

Description

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1, in which a front end of a front tip is extruded; and,

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1.

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-fu, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/183,799
Filed:	June 18, 2003

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 20, 2002 [JP]			2002-037107

Current U.S. Class:	D19/170; D19/913; D19/934
Current International Class:	1906
Field of Search:	;D19/35,36,41-51,53-58,81-85 ;401/6,7,88,31,32,99,100,101,103-106,107-110,111-117,209

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D338039	August 1993	Takahashi
D378762	April 1997	Kikuchi et al.
D390872	February 1998	Sunaga
D394875	June 1998	Izushima
D395447	June 1998	Izushima
D403705	January 1999	Izushima et al.
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D444498	July 2001	Izushima
D445829	July 2001	Izushima
D446546	August 2001	Tarento
D450347	November 2001	Keda
D480758	October 2003	Keda

Primary Examiner: Holtje; Martie K.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.