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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Beth Robert, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
401202 ; 401 52 ;
Abstract
A writing instrument having a removable cap with an eraser at one end, the eraser being received and retained within the cap. An air passage is provided through the cap to allow for emergency respiration should the cap be accidently swallowed. The eraser may alternatively be disposed in the writing instrument barrel with an air passage provided through the barrel and exhausting through the barrel wall.