Pencil sharpener

- Acme United Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pencil sharpener showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1.

The interior structure rendered in broken lines in FIGS. 1–5 is environmental matter, and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pencil sharpener, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Westcott's iPoint Pencil Sharpener, dated 2005, as shown on a Good Design 2006 award winner (see p. 7), a juried competition conducted by The International Industrial and Graphic Design Awards. The listing has been edited to facilitate showing the reference, and to identify the framework in which it appeared (9 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D580986
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2008
Assignee: Acme United Corporation (Fairfield, CT)
Inventors: Stuart D. Farnworth (Westport, CT), Michael E. Peterson (Fairfield, CT), James E. McCay (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP
Application Number: 29/293,298
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pencil Sharpener (D19/73)