Writing instrument

- Sanford, L.P.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating portions of the writing instrument that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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  • Highlighter posted by Sanford posted date Apr. 19, 2006, © Amazon, [online], [site visited Feb. 14, 2018]. Available from Internet, https://www.amazon.com/Sanford-1803277-Sharpie-Highlighter-Assorted/dp/B005DEW394 (Year: 2006).
Patent History
Patent number: D831744
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 24, 2017
Date of Patent: Oct 23, 2018
Assignee: Sanford, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Eliott Guy Copier (Grand Rapids, MI), Stefaan Van Den Broecke (Kalamazoo, MI), Fredric James Biddle (Kalamazoo, MI), Zachary LaPorte (Forest Park, IL), Zachary Hafner (Kalamazoo, MI)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Assistant Examiner: Laura H Yu
Application Number: 29/598,317
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D19/166; D19/901; D19/902