Music aid for determining the root note of a song

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a music aid for determining the root note of a song showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the inner part of the music aid for determining the root note of a song, the remainder of the article removed for ease of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of the outer part of the music aid for determining the root note of a song, the remainder of the article removed for ease of illustration;

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of the outer part of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a left elevation view of the outer part of FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a right elevation view of the outer part of FIG. 15;

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 22-22 of FIG. 16, wherein the arrows in FIG. 16 indicate the direction of view, and FIG. 22 is a mirror image of a cross-sectional view taken along line 22-22 of FIG. 16 with the direction of view being opposite from that indicated by the arrows in FIG. 16;

FIG. 23 is a front perspective view of the article of FIG. 1 in another configuration;

FIG. 24 is a front elevation view of the article as configured in FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a rear elevation view of the article as configured in FIG. 23;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view of the article as configured in FIG. 23;

FIG. 27 is a bottom plan view of the article as configured in FIG. 23;

FIG. 28 is a left elevation view of the article as configured in FIG. 23; and,

FIG. 29 is a right elevation view of the article as configured in FIG. 23.

Claims

The ornamental design for a music aid for determining the root note of a song as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1148046
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 3, 2024
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 2026
Inventor: Clayton Jonathan Bennett Braun (North Charleston, SC)
Primary Examiner: R. Johnson
Application Number: 29/960,895
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D17/99)