Marking instrument

- The Gillette Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a marking instrument, in an exploded condition, showing our new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view in an exploded condition;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view with the cap member omitted for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view with respect to FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a top plan view with respect to FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D35577 January 1902 Jacobson
D134205 October 1942 Hasselquist
D189170 November 1960 Lovejoy
D190263 May 1961 Kaplan
D191341 September 1961 Fuchs
D191555 October 1961 Parker
D287373 December 23, 1986 Regnault
Foreign Patent Documents
22424 April 1959 CAX
Patent History
Patent number: D307443
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 1987
Date of Patent: Apr 24, 1990
Assignee: The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Norman D. Poisson (Andover, MA), Walter B. Herbst (Evanston, IL), Kurt Peterson (Park Ridge, IL)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: Martha Thompson
Attorney: John P. Morley
Application Number: 7/12,709