Steel tongue drum

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, right and bottom perspective view of a steel tongue drum showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, left and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the portion taken at line-9 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the portion taken at line-10 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the portion taken at line-11 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the portion taken at line-12 in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the portion taken at line-13 in FIG. 8.

The broken lines in the figures illustrate portions of the steel tongue drum that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines represent boundaries of the enlarged portions and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a steel tongue drum, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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D885478 May 26, 2020 Chen
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Foreign Patent Documents
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WO-2017162203 September 2017 WO
Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D1103269
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 25, 2024
Date of Patent: Nov 25, 2025
Assignee: Shenzhen Luru Musical Instruments Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen)
Inventor: Wenxiang Chen (Guangzhou)
Primary Examiner: R. Johnson
Application Number: 29/953,984
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Percussion Instrument (D17/22)