Mechanical pencil
CA 2016909 C · Owner: Dufour, Jean-Guy · Inventors: Dufour, Jean-Guy; Kosteniuk, Steve
Overview
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A mechanical pencil made of a molded plastics material has a flat rectangular cross-section and a slot at one end thereof for passing a flat lead piece. The housing has a front wall provided with a recess and a slot extending longitudinally of the housing in the recess. A pair of toothed racks are provided longitudinally of the housing in the chamber formed therein. A gripper including a thumb-operated slider is provided on the front wall which is bowed and urged against the front wall and is connected to a toothed anchor in the chamber which in turn is adapted to engage the rack members. A pair of bifurcated fingers are connected to the anchor member and the bifurcated fingers engage the …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed May 16, 1990 and granted January 21, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 16, 2010.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by May 16, 2012.
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