Writing instrument refill

- Sanford, L.P.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing our new design for a writing instrument refill;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the writing instrument refill of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the writing instrument refill of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan of the writing instrument refill of FIG. 1.

The dashed lines are of illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a writing instrument refill, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
673469 May 1901 Dickinson
2108441 February 1938 Maucher
D283140 March 25, 1986 Petrillo
D328311 July 28, 1992 Nitta
D329823 September 29, 1992 Francisco
D359307 June 13, 1995 Anavil et al.
20060045606 March 2, 2006 Goldberg
Other references
  • Photograph of Mont Blanc document marker refill which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005.
  • Photograph of Mont Blanc document marker refill, which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005, with cap removed.
  • Photograph of Mont Blanc Fineline refill which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005.
  • Photograph of Mont Blanc Fineline refill, which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005, with cap removed.
  • Photograph of Parker brand roller ball pen refill which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005.
  • Photograph of Sharpie brand Fine Point marker which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005.
Patent History
Patent number: D553683
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 2005
Date of Patent: Oct 23, 2007
Assignee: Sanford, L.P. (Oak Brook, IL)
Inventors: Matthew Justin Gerules (Chicago, IL), Galina Treyer (Northbrook, IL)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Attorney: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Application Number: 29/242,738
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D19/54)