Electromagnetic pickup for a stringed instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an electromagnetic pickup for a stringed instrument showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, opposite the side shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of an electromagnetic pickup for a stringed instrument, showing a second embodiment of the design;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electromagnetic pickup for a stringed instrument, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D650004
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 1, 2011
Date of Patent: Dec 6, 2011
Inventor: Andrew Scott Lawing (Newark, DE)
Primary Examiner: Rashida Johnson
Attorney: The Patent Source
Application Number: 29/393,230
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20)