Marking instrument

- The Gillette Company
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top, right front perspective view with the cap member in place;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the cap member with the writing instrument body removed for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 2.

The FIG. 2 view has been drawn to a reduced scale with respect to FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 through 5.

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Patent History
Patent number: D327911
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 1990
Date of Patent: Jul 14, 1992
Assignee: The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Inventor: Norman D. Poisson (Andover, MA)
Primary Examiner: Donald P. Walsh
Assistant Examiner: Martha Thompson
Application Number: 7/556,914