Stringed instrument combined bridge and tailpiece

- Ovation Instruments, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear, top and right side perspective view of a stringed instrument combined bridge and tailpiece showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 7 is a view like FIG. 2 of another embodiment of a stringed instrument combined bridge and tailpiece showing my new design wherein each of the six bridge saddles has two string notches instead of one and the tailpiece portion has twelve instead of six anchor holes;

FIG. 8 is a view like FIG. 4 thereof;

FIG. 9 is a view like FIG. 3 thereof;

FIG. 10 is a view like FIG. 5 thereof; and

FIG. 11 is a view like FIG. 6 thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D203770 February 1966 Burns
3427916 February 1969 Fender
4116107 September 26, 1978 Rickard
4236433 December 2, 1980 Holland
Patent History
Patent number: D265835
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 23, 1980
Date of Patent: Aug 17, 1982
Assignee: Ovation Instruments, Inc. (Bloomfield, CT)
Inventor: James H. Rickard (Harwinton, CT)
Primary Examiner: Jane E. Corrigan
Law Firm: McCormick, Paulding & Huber
Application Number: 6/162,388
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bridge, Tailpiece, Or Vibrato Unit (D17/21)
International Classification: D1703;