Pencil sharpener

- Acme United Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pencil sharpener showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the pencil sharpener of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of screw-like circular motifs in FIG. 7 is illustrative of environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pencil sharpener, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D121136 June 1940 Benson
D173722 December 1954 Cote
2757909 August 1956 Wayne
2785657 March 1957 Wolfson
3276434 October 1966 Dorstewitz
3991798 November 16, 1976 Grosjean
4231405 November 4, 1980 Vila
5052453 October 1, 1991 Chen
D324700 March 17, 1992 Shimoo et al.
D466759 December 10, 2002 Moore
20060288593 December 28, 2006 Peterson et al.
20070151113 July 5, 2007 Green
Other references
  • Acme iPoint Auto eject Electric Pencil Sharpener, as shown on www.business-supply.com, viewed Jul. 17, 2007 (1 page).
  • iPoint Pencil Sharpener, as shown on www.designdirectory.com, viewed Jul. 17, 2007 (1 page).
  • iPoint Battery-Power Penciil Sharpener, as shown on www.keysan.com, viewed Jul. 17, 2007 (1 page).
Patent History
Patent number: D559323
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 8, 2008
Assignee: Acme United Corporation (Fairfield, CT)
Inventors: Michael E. Peterson (Fairfield, CT), Stuart D. Farnworth (Westport, CT), James E. McCay (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP
Application Number: 29/261,910
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pencil Sharpener (D19/73)