Guitar body

- Gibson Guitar Corp.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a guitar body showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a lower end view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an upper end view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 show environmental structure only, namely a portion of a guitar neck, and are not a part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D283899 May 20, 1986 Peavey
D309468 July 24, 1990 Everett
D327700 July 7, 1992 Wintz
Other references
  • Catalog page showing Rickenbacker 360 Guitar (undated but admitted to be Prior Art). Catalog page showing Rickenbacker 329 Guitar and Rickenbacker 4001 Bass (undated but admitted to be Prior Art). Catalog page including reproductions of drawings from various guitar patents (undated but admitted to be Prior Art). Guitar player, Oct. 1987, p. 152. Music trades, Jun. 1990, p. 123 (Charvel guitar). Music trades, Jun. 1990, p. 125 (Steinberger Q4 bass guitar).
Patent History
Patent number: D335890
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 15, 1991
Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
Assignee: Gibson Guitar Corp. (Nashville, TN)
Inventors: John T. Riboloff (Antioch, TN), Henry E. Juszkiewicz (Nashville, TN)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Law Firm: Laney, Dougherty, Hessin & Beavers
Application Number: 7/641,577
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20)