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Shoulder rest for musical instrument

Granted 15 Aug 2017 · 4 office actions

Application
29/519,748
filed 6 Mar 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D794704
granted 15 Aug 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a shoulder rest for musical instrument with the forks positioned in a retracted and open posture;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the shoulder rest for musical instrument with the forks positioned in an extended and open posture;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 7 is an end view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is an end view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 12 is a top perspective view of the shoulder rest of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 13 is a top perspective view of the shoulder rest with the forks in a folded posture;

FIG. 14 is a bottom perspective view of the shoulder rest with the forks in the folded posture; and,

FIG. 15 is another bottom perspective view of the shoulder rest with the forks in the folded posture.

The broken lines present in the FIGURES illustrate portions of the shoulder rest for musical instrument that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D17/20

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Examiner
Kevin Rudzinski
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