Tone arm

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front side perspective view of a tone arm, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear side perspective view of the tone arm;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the tone arm;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the tone arm;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the tone arm;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the tone arm;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the tone arm;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view of the tone arm;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial view of the tone arm taken from FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial view of the tone arm taken form FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged partial view of the tone arm taken from FIG. 3;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged partial view of the tone arm taken from FIG. 4;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged partial view of the tone arm taken from FIG. 5;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged right side elevational view of the tone arm; and,

FIG. 15 is an enlarged left side elevational view of the tone arm.

Portions of the drawings shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines define a boundary of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dot-dash lines illustrated in the enlarged partial views of FIGS. 9-13 form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tone arm, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1156376
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 5, 2024
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 2026
Assignees: Audio-Technica Corporation (Tokyo), HANPIN ELECTRON CO., LTD. (Tainan City)
Inventors: Tomohiro Shiraga (Kanagawa), Shen-Keng Liu (Tainan City), Ying-Chao Tseng (Tainan City)
Primary Examiner: Daniel J Domino
Assistant Examiner: Samina Vieth
Application Number: 29/956,000
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pickup Arm (D14/262)