Lead holder

- Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left front perspective view of a lead holder showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
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D23502 July 1894 McIntyre
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Other references
  • Visual Systems Co., Inc. .COPYRGT.1988, p. 164, see Staedtler 780 lead holder lower left center. Visual Systems Co. Inc. .COPYRGT.1988, p. 164, see Staedtler Mars 788 lead holder lower left.
Patent History
Patent number: D324069
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1990
Date of Patent: Feb 18, 1992
Assignee: Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Kazunori Katami (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Bruce W. Dunkins
Assistant Examiner: Martha Thompson
Law Firm: Townsend & Townsend
Application Number: 7/507,343