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Shoulder strap for a musical instrument, a case, a bag or the like

Granted 18 Apr 2006 · no office action yet

Assignee: Armstrong Timothy D

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Inventors: Timothy D. Armstrong · Examiner: Sandra S. Snapp · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/214,039
filed 27 Sep 2004
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US D518961
granted 18 Apr 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shoulder strap of my design for a musical instrument, a case, a bag or the like extended over one shoulder of a person supporting a musical instrument, the person and musical instrument not forming any part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a shoulder strap of my design for a musical instrument, a case, a bag or the like extended over one shoulder of a person supporting a carrying case, the person, carrying case and snap fastener not forming any part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a shoulder strap of my design for a musical instrument, a case, a bag or the like;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a human form in FIGS. 1 and 2, the guitar in FIG. 1 and the snap fastener in FIG. 2 form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D03/327

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