Peg of a stringed instrument

- Gotoh Gut Yugen Kaisha
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of a peg for a stringed instrument according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a view taken from the bottom and the left of the peg for a stringed instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the peg for a stringed instrument according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the peg for a stringed instrument according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a top right perspective view of a peg for a stringed instrument according to a second embodiment of the present invention, the second embodiment differing primarily from the first embodiment in the fact that the heart-shaped knob is at least partially translucent;

FIG. 10 is a bottom left perspective view of the second embodiment according to the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a right side view of the second embodiment; and,

FIG. 16 is a left side view of the second embodiment.

The two embodiments according to the design of the present invention differ primarily in that in the first embodiment the heart-like shaped knob is not translucent, wherein in the second embodiment the heart-like shaped knob is at least partially translucent.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D206460 December 1966 Thompson
D249583 September 19, 1978 Worthing et al.
D256471 August 19, 1980 Spercel
D311414 October 16, 1990 Smith et al.
3982462 September 28, 1976 Schaller
4625614 December 2, 1986 Spercel
4827825 May 9, 1989 Goto et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
650249 May 1985 JPX
795778 September 1990 JPX
3-52079 August 1991 JPX
936078 September 1995 JPX
Other references
  • Gotoh '94 Guitar Parts Collection, p. 8, peg GB7.GB7L.
Patent History
Patent number: D386778
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 29, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 25, 1997
Assignee: Gotoh Gut Yugen Kaisha (Isezaki)
Inventor: Takao Goto (Gunma-ken)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Law Firm: Wenderoth Lind & Ponack
Application Number: 0/57,578
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20); Worm Gear (84/306)
International Classification: 1703;