Electric guitar body

- Gibson Guitar Corp.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the electric guitar body of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the electric guitar body of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a view of the connection of the neck to the body taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 1 of the electric guitar body of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the electric guitar body of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a view of the connection of the neck to the body taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 1 of the electric guitar body of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an end view looking from the direction of the neck to the body of the electric guitar body of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an end view looking from the direction of the neck to the butt of the electric guitar body of the present invention; and;

FIG. 8 is the back view of the electric guitar body of the present invention.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-6 and 8 which define the bounds of the claimed design form no part thereof.

The broken line showing of the guitar head is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D203770 February 1966 Burns
D274733 July 17, 1984 Hampton et al.
D276918 December 25, 1984 Peavey
5235891 August 17, 1993 Klein
5353672 October 11, 1994 Stewart
5747711 May 5, 1998 Cavaness et al.
Other references
  • 1961 SGTV and SG Special in yellow TV-style livery; 1960 SG/Les Paul Standard with crown inlay on beadstock; and 1962 EB-OF with built-in fuzztone as illustrated in Gibson Electrics, The Classic Years (1994) p. 134. 1962 SG/Les Paul Junior with Maestro vibrola on LH instrument; SG-style EB-6 from 1962 in dual pickup variant; and SG/Les Paul Custom (1963) with short Vibrola and pearl-laid ebony tailpiece as illustrated in Gibson Electrics, The Classic Years (1994), p. 135. EB-3 (1961) with black plastic cover on front pickup; SG Standard (1964); Custom-ordered SG Standard (1965) with short Bigsby tailpiece; and 1963 SG Special in white TV finish as illustrated in Gibson Electrics, The Classic Years (1994), p. 136. 1965 Melody Maker in 3/4 size variant; 1965 SG Junior in Pelham Blue metallic finish; and 1964 EBS-1250 with Richard Mach wiring, i.e., no fuzztone and separate controls for each neck as illustrated in Gibson Electrics, The Classic Years (1994), p. 137.
Patent History
Patent number: D405459
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 15, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Assignee: Gibson Guitar Corp. (Nashville, TN)
Inventors: John T. Riboloff (Antioch, TN), James R. Rosenberg (Thompson Station, TN)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Attorney: Waddey & Patterson
Application Number: 0/64,960
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20)
International Classification: 1703;