Writing instrument

- Sanford, L.P.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1, the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the clip of FIG. 1.

The broken lines showing features of the writing instrument are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D589557
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 5, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2009
Assignee: Sanford, L.P. (Oak Brook, IL)
Inventors: David Kusch (St. Louis, MO), Jonathan Sundy (St. Louis, MO), Jeff Feng (St. Louis, MO), Bryce Rutter (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP
Application Number: 29/297,153
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Diagonal Striation (D19/50)