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Grip for a writing instrument

Granted 3 Feb 2004 · no office action yet

Assignee: Pentel of America, Ltd.

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Inventors: David L. Mathieu, James Sener · Examiner: Martie K. Holtje · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/179,684
filed 14 Apr 2003
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US D486182
granted 3 Feb 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, right perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a front, right perspective view of a grip for a writing instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, right perspective view thereof with the grip in a twisted state;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of a writing instrument in FIGS. 1-8 is environmental only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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TWTW-D102436-S1S111 Jan 200513 Oct 2003publishedGrip for a writing instrument

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