Writing instrument

Description

FIG. 1 is a left side view showing our new design for a writing instrument;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 showing an alternative position for a rotatable section of the shaft, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of a second embodiment view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the writing instrument of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the writing instrument of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the writing instrument of FIG. 8 showing an alternative position for a rotatable section of the shaft, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a left side view of a third embodiment of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the writing instrument of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a front view of the writing instrument of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a left side view of the writing instrument of FIG. 15 showing an alternative position for a rotatable section of the shaft, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 18; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 15.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Richter; Matthias (Hamburg, DE), Dhesse; Amaury (St. Entienne de Montiuc, FR)
Assignee:	Sanford, L.P. (Oak Brook, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/298,223
Filed:	November 30, 2007

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29264976	Aug 23, 2006

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Feb 23, 2006 [EM]			000484522

Current U.S. Class:	D19/170; D19/918; D19/932
Current International Class:	1906
Field of Search:	;D19/35,36,41-51,53-57 ;24/11R,11F,11P ;401/52,99,100,104-109

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D334408	March 1993	Takemura
D394877	June 1998	Hsieh
D428918	August 2000	Mittersinker
D441793	May 2001	Takemura
D466933	December 2002	Ferrara, Jr.
D468354	January 2003	Cooper et al.
D494219	August 2004	Arita

Primary Examiner: Albert; Elizabeth A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Marshall Gerstein & Borun, LLP