Percussion instrument support arm clamp

- Yamaha Corporation
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Description

The design is embodied in a clamp usable to attach the arm of a percussion instrument support to a drum rack member (a drum rack tier).

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a percussion instrument support arm clamp showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing of a hexagonal tube illustrates environment only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a percussion instrument support arm clamp, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D580262
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 27, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2008
Assignees: Yamaha Corporation (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka), Swift Distribution, Inc. (Torrence, CA)
Inventors: Donald H. Eason (Fort Collins, CO), Kazuhito Nakajima (Hamamatsu)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: John Windmuller
Attorney: Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.
Application Number: 29/286,258
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/396; Percussion Instrument (D17/22)