Banjo mute

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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a banjo mute showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the undisclosed right side view is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D301892 June 27, 1989 Jablonski
1708169 April 1929 Davidson et al.
1761294 March 1930 Forsythe
1819319 August 1931 Pierson et al.
3797355 March 1974 Law
3956962 May 18, 1976 Fields
3994196 November 30, 1976 Hamil
4024788 May 24, 1977 Dunlap
4116107 September 26, 1978 Rickard
4173165 November 6, 1979 Rhodes
4449438 May 22, 1984 Goldner
4558625 December 17, 1985 Guest et al.
4667560 May 26, 1987 Jablonski
4753147 June 28, 1988 Berardi
4773296 September 27, 1988 Bech
5347906 September 20, 1994 Geiger
Other references
  • Targ & Dinner Catalog, p. 120 (Banjo Mute), Apr. 1970.
Patent History
Patent number: D400562
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 1998
Inventors: David Allen Hicks (Rome, GA), Cynthia Ruth Hicks (Rome, GA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Law Firm: Jones & Askew
Application Number: 0/79,514
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20); Mutes (84/273)
International Classification: 1703;