Fretboard label for six-stringed instruments and simulators thereof

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Description

The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the claimed fretboard label for six-stringed instruments and simulators thereof, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a partial top plan view of the upper portion of FIG. 1 up to line [y-y];

FIG. 3 is a partial right side elevational view of the upper portion of FIG. 1 up to line [y-y];

FIG. 4 is a partial top plan view of the middle portion of FIG. 1 between line [y-y] and line [x-x];

FIG. 5 is a is a right side elevational view of the middle portion of FIG. 1, between line [y--y] -and line [x--x];

FIG. 6 is a partial top plan view of the of lower portion of FIG. 1, from line [x-x]; and,

FIG. 7 is a partial right side elevational view of the lower portion of FIG. 1 from line [x-x].

The dot-dash-dot lines indicate the connection between the partial views and form no part of the claimed design thereof.

The dot-dot-dash lines indicate environmental features only and form no part of the claimed design thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fretboard label for six-stringed instruments and simulators thereof, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D935519
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 2018
Date of Patent: Nov 9, 2021
Inventors: Donald Ariel (Port Orange, FL), Vincent Dappio (Port Orange, FL), Daniel Ortiz (Port Orange, FL), Jeremiah Driscoll (South Daytona, FL), Heather Mullins (Satellite Beach, FL), Christopher Strickland (Port Orange, FL)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Assistant Examiner: Samantha N Wood
Application Number: 29/668,413
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D17/20)