Writing instrument

- BIC Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a writing instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of the right side;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof with the cap removed, rear, left and right sides being mirror images of the front side;

FIG. 7 is a top view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of a writing instrument showing a second embodiment of our new design, rear, left and right sides being mirror images of the front side. Top and bottom views of FIG. 9 are represented in FIGS. 7 and 8.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404764
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 1999
Assignee: BIC Corporation (Milford, CT)
Inventors: Gordon Perry (New York, NY), Marc W. Lovejoy (Milford, CT), Craig M. Stevens (Bethany, CT)
Primary Examiner: Martie K. Holtje
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/85,583