String cleaner

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a string cleaner in an open position;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, the left and the right sides being mirror images of each other;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a sting cleaner in a closed position;

FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view thereof, the left and the right sides being mirror images of each other;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a string cleaner, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D612557
Type: Grant
Filed: May 29, 2008
Date of Patent: Mar 23, 2010
Assignee: (Brooklyn, NY)
Inventors: David Chiappetta (Brooklyn, NY), John Byrne (Lake Villa, IL), Agjah Libohova (Westbury, NY)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia E Ramirez
Attorney: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC
Application Number: 29/318,850