Keyboard instrument

- ROLI Ltd.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, left, and top perspective view of a keyboard instrument, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show the boundary of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a keyboard instrument, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D809588
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2016
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 2018
Assignee: ROLI Ltd. (London)
Inventors: Hong-Yeul Eom (London), Stephen Hempton (London), Tien-sheng Huang (London), Heegun Koo (London), Roland Lamb (London), Gaetano Ling (London), John Tree (London), Ning Xu (London)
Primary Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese
Assistant Examiner: Catherine Ho
Application Number: 29/561,367
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Keyboard Type (D17/1)