Humbucking pickup

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a humbucking pickup;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the humbucking pickup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the humbucking pickup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the humbucking pickup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the humbucking pickup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the humbucking pickup;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the humbucking pickup of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the humbucking pickup of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the humbucking pickup of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the humbucking pickup of FIG. 2.

Claims

The ornamental design for a humbucking pickup, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D817385
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 12, 2016
Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
Assignees: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (Scottsdale, AZ), E.L.V.H., Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Timothy P. Shaw (Hendersonville, TN), Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (Los Angeles, CA), Matthew Jonathon Bruck (Studio City, CA), Joshua D. Hurst (Nashville, TN)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Assistant Examiner: Samantha N Wood
Application Number: 29/580,771
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20)