Cap for a writing instrument

- Sanford, L.P.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the cap of FIG. 1, the right side view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the cap of FIG. 1.

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

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D217647 May 1970 De Groft
D253060 October 2, 1979 Itoh
D330911 November 10, 1992 Tu
D384105 September 23, 1997 Robert et al.
5897266 April 27, 1999 Robert
D523083 June 13, 2006 Furlong et al.
D527422 August 29, 2006 Kent
D535698 January 23, 2007 Shibata
D563471 March 4, 2008 Qiu et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
000814132-0003 October 2007 DE
DM/062354 November 2002 WO
Other references
  • Photograph of Sharpie paint marker publicly available prior to Apr. 26, 2007.
  • Photograph of Papermate W10 marker publicly available prior to Apr. 26, 2007.
  • Paper Mate 1.2 pen. Retrieved from the Internet: <URL:http://www.papermate.com/sanford/consumer/papermate/jhtml/product/productdetail.jhtml?attributeId=10800003¤tType=SNTYPE004&nextType=noValue&catergoryType=SNTYPE001&catergoryAttributeld=SNATT10013&resetAttribute=SNATT20016&resetType=SNTYPE002>Publicly available prior to Apr. 26, 2007.
Patent History
Patent number: D580495
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 26, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2008
Assignee: Sanford, L.P. (Oak Brook, IL)
Inventor: Matthew J. Gerules (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A Albert
Attorney: Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP
Application Number: 29/286,179
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