IP Library Granted Patent US 8,839,950
Granted Patent B2
US 8,839,950 · App. 13/790,838 · Granted Sep 23, 2014

Packaging for writing instruments

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Patent No.
US 8,839,950
App. No.
13/790,838
Granted
Sep 23, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A packaging includes a first section comprising an upper section configured to secure an upper portion of a writing instrument within the packaging; a lower section configured to secure a writing end of the writing instrument within the packaging; and an intermediate section configured to allow a user to grasp entirely a middle portion of the writing instrument; and a second section configured to secure at least one additional writing instrument, wherein the first section is adjacent to the second section.

Claims (26)

1. A packaging comprising:

a first section comprising:

a first writing instrument;

an upper section that encloses an upper portion of the first writing instrument within the packaging;

a lower section that encloses a writing end of the first writing instrument within the packaging; and

an intermediate section entirely free of packaging, wherein a middle portion of the first writing instrument is unobstructed by packaging material and configured to allow a user's hand to grasp entirely the middle portion of the first writing instrument; and

a second section comprising a second writing instrument,

wherein the first section is adjacent to the second section.

2. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the first writing instrument is a pen.

3. The packaging of claim 2 wherein the pen is selected from the group consisting of a ballpoint pen, a rollerball pen, a crowquill pen, a fountain pen and a felt-tip pen.

4. The packaging of claim 3 wherein the felt-tip pen is selected from the group consisting of a permanent marker, a highlighter, a non-permanent marker, a security marker and an election marker.

5. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the first writing instrument is a mechanical pencil.

6. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the upper portion of the first writing instrument is an upper portion of a barrel.

7. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the upper section includes a sleeve configured to secure the upper portion of the first writing instrument within the packaging.

8. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the lower section includes a cap configured to prevent the writing end of the first writing instrument from evaporating dry.

9. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the middle portion of the first writing instrument is selected from at least one of a middle portion of a barrel or a touch grip.

10. The packaging of claim 1 wherein, when the user's hand grasps entirely the middle portion of the first writing instrument, the user feels a size and a shape of the middle portion of the first writing instrument.

11. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the intermediate section is configured to allow a left hand user and a right hand user to grasp entirely the middle portion of the first writing instrument.

12. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the second section encloses the entire second writing instrument.

13. The packaging of claim 1 wherein a middle portion of the second writing instrument is selected from at least one of a middle portion of a barrel or a touch grip.

14. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the first writing instrument of the first section is a same type as the second writing instrument of the second section.

15. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the first writing instrument of the first section is a different type as the second writing instrument of the second section.

16. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the second writing instrument is a pen.

17. The packaging of claim 16 wherein the pen is selected from the group consisting of a ballpoint pen, a rollerball pen, a crowquill pen, a fountain pen and a felt-tip pen.

18. The packaging of claim 17 wherein the felt-tip pen is selected from the group consisting of a permanent marker, a highlighter, a non-permanent marker, a security marker and an election marker.

19. The packaging of claim 1 wherein the second writing instrument is a mechanical pencil.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2020
From: GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
To: OFFICE DEPOT, INC.; LINCOLN MERGER SUB TWO, LLC; BIZMART, INC.; BIZMART (TEXAS), INC.; EDEPOT, LLC; MAPLEBY HOLDINGS MERGER CORPORATION; OD INTERNATIONAL, INC.; OFFICE DEPOT FOREIGN HOLDINGS GP, LLC; OFFICE DEPOT FOREIGN HOLDINGS LP, LLC; OFFICEMAX CORP.; OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED; OFFICEMAX NORTH AMERICA, INC.; OFFICEMAX SOUTHERN COMPANY; OMX, INC.; PICABO HOLDINGS, INC.; THE OFFICE CLUB, INC.; VIKING OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC.; 4SURE.COM, INC.; SOLUTIONS4SURE.COM, INC.; MINIDOKA PAPER COMPANY; COMPUCOM SYSTEMS, INC.; COMPUCOM PUERTO RICO, LLC; COMPUCOM FINANCE, INC.; COMPUCOM SUPER HOLDINGS LLC; COMPUCOM INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.; LNS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CSI FUNDING INC.; COMPUCOM SYSTEMS FEDERAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 052437/0762 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 27, 2017
From: OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 044510/0876 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 8, 2017
From: COMPUCOM SYSTEMS, INC.; OFFICE DEPOT, INC.; OMX, INC.
To: GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044700/0965 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2014
From: OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 034059/0939 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2014
From: OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 034060/0087 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2014
From: BELL, GRANT
To: OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
Reel/Frame 032031/0967 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2013
From: OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 030309/0506 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 29, 2013
From: OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 030312/0292 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 29, 2013
From: OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 030312/0351 →