Stand and enclosure for pencil sharpener

- Acme United Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a stand and enclosure for pencil sharpener showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

No claim is made to the bottom plan view.

The figure-8-like shape in FIG. 5 shown in broken lines is environmental matter and forms no part of the claimed design. The long-short-long broken-line circle in FIG. 5 defines the bounds of the claim.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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D244604 June 7, 1977 Ohta
D251008 February 6, 1979 Kajiwara
D324700 March 17, 1992 Shimoo et al.
D349423 August 9, 1994 Burgel
D450529 November 20, 2001 Smith
D466760 December 10, 2002 Baerenrodt et al.
D501759 February 15, 2005 Sands
D532251 November 21, 2006 Kassenaar
D533020 December 5, 2006 Kassenaar et al.
D534394 January 2, 2007 Zhiwen et al.
D556505 December 4, 2007 Wu
D560721 January 29, 2008 Joachim et al.
20070183256 August 9, 2007 Sands
Other references
  • Westcott's iPoint Pencil Sharpener, dated 2005, a Good Design 2006 award winner (see p. 7), competition conducted by The International Industrial and Graphic Design Awards (9 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D580985
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 6, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2008
Assignee: Acme United Corporation (Fairfield, CT)
Inventors: Stuart David Farnworth (Westport, CT), Jonathan A. Lee (Milford, CT), Javier Verdura (Milford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP
Application Number: 29/291,585
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pencil Sharpener (D19/73)