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Clip for a writing instrument

Granted 1 Feb 2005 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sanford, L.P. · originally Sanford L.P.

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Inventors: Amy Li, Charles E. Bain · Examiner: Martie K. Holtje · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/208,908
filed 7 Jul 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D501511
granted 1 Feb 2005

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view taken from the side and below showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a plan view thereof.

The dashed lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D19/56D19/54

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Examiner
Martie K. Holtje
art unit 2913 · TC 2900
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USthis patentUS-D501511-SS11 Feb 20057 Jul 2004grantedClip for a writing instrument
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TWTW-D104176-S1S111 Apr 20055 Mar 2004publishedWriting instrument

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