Writing instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a writing instrument of the present application seen from the left side of the writing instrument as shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view seen from the right side thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof shown on an enlarged scale; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof shown on an enlarged scale.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D575823
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 2006
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 2008
Assignee: Senator GmbH & Co KGaA
Inventor: Volkmar Rommel (Schwaebisch-Gmuend)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Stevens & Showalter LLP
Application Number: 29/258,570
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Substantially Circular Or Oval In Cross Section (D19/51)