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Writing instrument cap

Granted 7 May 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: YKK (U.S.A.) INC. · originally Societe BIC

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Inventors: Andrew M. Candelora, Charles McCaffrey, Michael Kent, Roger F. Lockshier +1 · Examiner: Martie K. Holtje · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/150,175
filed 13 Nov 2001
Publication
Not published
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US D456847
granted 7 May 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a writing instrument cap showing our new design as translucent;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 1, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a writing instrument cap showing our new design as opaque;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 7, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument cap of FIG. 7.

All portions shown in broken lines are environmental and illustrative only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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Examiner
Martie K. Holtje
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USUS-D452878-SS18 Jan 200216 Mar 2001grantedWriting instrument
USthis patentUS-D456847-SS17 May 200213 Nov 2001grantedWriting instrument cap
›Other offices — 3 members
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AUAU-147674-SS6 May 200219 Sep 2001publishedWriting instrument with cap
CACA-100931-SS20 Nov 200213 Sep 2001grantedWriting instrument cap
CACA-97440-SS20 Nov 200213 Sep 2001grantedWriting instrument

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