Guitar strap utilizing a series of relatively narrow hardwood strips

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a guitar strap utilizing a series of relatively narrow hardwood strips showing my new design, the strap is shown broken away to indicate an indeterminate length;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view revealing length adjustment detail at one end of the strap;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged top view revealing the spacing of the hardwood strips at the left hand end of the guitar strap shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged bottom view of the edge of the guitar strap.

The broken lines shown at the extreme right on the buttonhole tab of the guitar strap in FIG. 1 represent conventional stitching.

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Patent History
Patent number: D415785
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 26, 1999
Inventor: Randy Rice Gettings (Daytona Beach, FL)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Attorney: Julian C. Renfro, Esq.
Application Number: 0/77,527