Combined arrow shaped headstock and tailpiece

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a combined arrow shaped headstock and tailpiece;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a top elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a bottom elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the first embodiment; and

FIG. 7 is a back elevational view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the combined arrow shaped headstock and tailpiece of FIG. 1, shown in an alternate environment;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a bottom elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a back elevational view of FIG. 8.

The broken line showing of the stringed instrument represents the environment of the claimed design and forms no part thereof. While right-handed stringed instruments are shown in the various embodiments, it is understood that left-handed versions of the same embodiments, which are mirror-images of the right-handed versions, are likewise within the scope of the present description. The mirror-image figures for the left-handed versions of the embodiments have been omitted for simplicity.

Claims

The ornamental design for a combined arrow shaped headstock and tailpiece, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D768232
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 19, 2013
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2016
Inventor: Geoff Benge (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Assistant Examiner: Ieisha Price
Application Number: 29/467,439
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20)