Writing instrument

- BIC Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 illustrates a front, bottom and right side perspective view of a writing instrument showing my new design, with the writing tip in the retracted position;

FIG. 2 illustrates a front, top and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 illustrates a bottom end view thereof;

FIG. 4 illustrates top end view thereof;

FIG. 5 illustrates a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 illustrates a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 illustrates a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 illustrates a rear elevation view of the writing instrument with the writing tip in the extended position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D354080
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 10, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 3, 1995
Assignee: BIC Corporation (Milford, CT)
Inventor: Jean F. Chevalier (Paris)
Primary Examiner: Martie Thompson
Attorneys: Peter G. Dilworth, Rocco S. Barrese, Joseph J. Catanzaro
Application Number: 7/12,818