Force applying end of a chiropractic adjusting instrument including body contact member and shank

- Activator Methods, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a force applying end of a chiropractic adjusting instrument including body contact member and shank showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof, taken along line 3--3 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 2.

The broken line illustration in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D269812 July 19, 1983 Lancellotti
2421354 May 1947 Reiter
4116235 September 26, 1978 Fuhr et al.
4498464 February 12, 1985 Morgan, Jr.
4669454 June 2, 1987 Shamos
Other references
  • Advertising Brochure by Activator Methods, Inc. for "Activator Instrument" and Instrument Attachment/Cervical Tip (dated Jan./Feb., 1994; pp. 1 and 10).
Patent History
Patent number: D374081
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 1996
Assignee: Activator Methods, Inc. (Phoenix, AZ)
Inventors: Tony S. Keller (Burlington, VT), Arlan W. Fuhr (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Linda Brooks
Law Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/39,207