Mechanical pencil

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the mechanical pencil shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the mechanical pencil shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the mechanical pencil shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the mechanical pencil shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the mechanical pencil shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the mechanical pencil shown in FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “mechanical pencil,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D712481
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 15, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 2014
Inventors: Carmen Okuku Lira-Nunez (Downers Grove, IL), Nancy Chu (Chicago, IL), Stephen Jacobs Wisler (Burlingame, CA), Daniel Francis DeBartolo (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth Albert
Application Number: 29/449,430
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D19/185; D19/927