Lighter

Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a lighter showing our new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a side view of a second embodiment of our design, the opposite side being a mirror image, thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a third embodiment of our new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIGS. 4 and 5 are respectively front and rear elevational views common to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view common to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3;

FIG. 7 is a top view common to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 3;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D209616 December 1967 Hocq
D215342 September 1969 Goto
D231794 June 1974 Goto
Foreign Patent Documents
920684 January 1947 FRX
Other references
  • New Yorker, Dec. 4, 1971, p. 27, Lighter #2 p. 42-Lighter, (bottom left). Industrial Design, 10-1969, p. 48, Lighter (top left and bottom left).
Patent History
Patent number: D259894
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 1978
Date of Patent: Jul 14, 1981
Assignee: Caran D'Ache SA (Thonex)
Inventors: Jean-Michel Collaud (Geneva), Albert Girella (Geneva), Maurice Herren (Geneva), Niklaus Muller (Geneva), Roger Piola (Geneva)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Law Firm: Young & Thompson
Application Number: 5/888,686
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D27/36
International Classification: D2705;