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Ball point pen

Granted 18 Jul 2006 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd.

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Inventors: Kazunori Katami · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/205,110
filed 11 May 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D525301
granted 18 Jul 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of the…

FIG. 1 is a front view of the ball point pen with a cap attached thereto showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof with the cap attached, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof with the cap attached;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof with the cap attached;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof with the cap attached;

FIG. 6 is perspective view thereof with the cap attached;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the ball point pen with the cap removed;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the ball point pen and the cap, with the cap shown in a perspective view;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the cap of the ball point pen;

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

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the cap;

FIG. 12 is a top view of the cap; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the cap.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D19/43

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Pendency
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