Capotasto and tuner assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a capotasto and tuner assembly;

FIG. 2 is a right-side view of the capotasto and tuner assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left-side view of the capotasto and tuner assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a back view of the capotasto and tuner assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the capotasto and tuner assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the capotasto and tuner assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the capotasto and tuner assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the capotasto and tuner assembly of FIG. 1 for ease of disclosure only; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the capotasto and tuner assembly of FIG. 1 in use for ease of disclosure only.

The broken lines in FIG. 9 depict environment that forms no part of the claimed design.

The depicted caotasto and tuner assembly feature a unique appearance over the prior art. An electronic tuner is positionable on a jaw of the capotatsto via cooperating attachment mechanisms on the tuner and capotasto jaw.

The nature and intended use of the article in which the design is embodied is a capotasto and tuner assembly for stringed musical instruments.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a “capotasto and tuner assembly,” as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D793471
Type: Grant
Filed: May 31, 2016
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2017
Inventors: Max Lintner (Canton, TX), Meredith Hamlin (Canton, TX)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Assistant Examiner: Benjamin Weeks
Application Number: 29/566,465
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