FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a mechanical pencil, showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, the other side thereof being a mirror image of the side shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 5 is a front end view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear end view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof in an alternative use position, with a writing lead, a guide pipe, and a nose cone moved to a distal position;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion thereof, the portion being indicated by the broken line circle in FIG. 2;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional side view thereof, and the cross section being taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional end view thereof, the cross section being taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 8; and,
FIG. 11 is another cross-sectional end view thereof, the cross section being taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 8.
The portions of the mechanical pencil in broken lines illustrate unclaimed environmental subject matter.
	
	  
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