Banjo pot sub-assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 shows a top view of a banjo pot sub-assembly including a banjo pot shell residing within a banjo pot flange shown in phantom.

FIG. 2 shows a bottom of view of the banjo pot sub-assembly including the banjo pot shell residing within the banjo pot flange shown in phantom.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of the banjo pot sub-assembly including the banjo pot shell residing within the banjo pot flange shown in phantom.

FIG. 4 shows an isometric view of the banjo pot sub-assembly including the banjo pot shell residing within the banjo pot flange shown in phantom.

FIG. 5 shows a top view of a banjo pot sub-assembly including a banjo pot shell.

FIG. 6 shows a bottom of view of the banjo pot sub-assembly including the banjo pot shell.

FIG. 7 shows a side view of the banjo pot sub-assembly including the banjo pot shell.

FIG. 8 shows an isometric view of the banjo pot sub-assembly including the banjo pot shell; and,

FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional side view of the banjo pot sub-assembly including the banjo pot shell residing within the banjo pot flange shown in phantom.

The banjo pot flange is shown in FIGS. 1–4 and 9 in phantom lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a banjo pot sub-assembly, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
411554 September 1889 Marsters
3677125 July 1972 Oliver
3921492 November 1975 Stelling
D254312 February 26, 1980 Stelling
D270270 August 23, 1983 Price
4852446 August 1, 1989 Kennedy
7465861 December 16, 2008 Passafiume
Other references
  • American Made Banjo Co. http://www.americanmadebanjo.com/index.php?cPath=22&osCsid=2d655a57030bb697d927367bb098454e. Date Unknown: Viewed Dec. 2009. 3 Ply Maple Banjo Rim: Far left on page.
  • Photograph of a Gibson Banjo Pot Assembly Shell, known to exist before the filing of the present application.
  • Stelling Banjo Works, Tony Pass “Old Wood” Rims; http://www.stellingbanjo.com, copyright 1999-2006, printed Dec. 17, 2007.
Patent History
Patent number: D611983
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 17, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 2010
Inventor: Ronald Dee Bales (New Market, TN)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: R. Johnson
Attorney: Withers & Keys, LLC
Application Number: 29/298,987
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20)