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Cap for writing instrument

Granted 7 Sep 2004 · no office action yet

Assignee: KOTOBUKI & CO., LTD.

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Inventors: Tadashi Keda · Examiner: Martie K. Holtje. · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/195,084
filed 8 Dec 2003
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US D495745
granted 7 Sep 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a cap for writing instrument according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the cap for writing instrument of FIG. 1, the right side view being a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the cap for writing instrument of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the cap for writing instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the cap for writing instrument of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the cap for writing instrument of FIG. 1.

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D19/57D19/49

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TWTW-D101214-S1S11 Nov 200420 Nov 2003publishedPen cap

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