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Ball-point pen

Granted 4 Dec 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. · originally Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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Inventors: Masanori Tsuchikura · Examiner: Martie K. Holtje · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
141544
filed 9 May 2001
Publication
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US D451545
granted 4 Dec 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a left front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a left front perspective view of a ball-point pen showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view with one of the writing tips extended;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view with the other writing tip extended; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken in the direction of arrows 10—10 in FIG. 3.

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Claims

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D19/36D19/56D19/51D19/55

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