Music blocks
United States Patent D410972
US Patent References:
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Educational block toy
Snyder - July, 1978 - D248584

Toy piano
Biliings - December, 1991 - D322640

Electronic toy audio amplifier and sound effects housing
Leung - July, 1993 - D337771

Electronic keyboard
Slater - February, 1995 - D355923


Inventors:
Sosoka Jr., John R. (Long Beach, CA)
Abercrombie, Brooke (Redondo Beach, CA)
Emerson, Brad (Costa Mesa, CA)
Gerstein, Adam (Hermosa Beach, CA)
Application Number:
D/083323
Publication Date:
06/15/1999
Filing Date:
02/06/1998
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Assignee:
Neurosmith (Long Beach, CA)
Primary Class:
Field of Search:
D21/398, D21/405, D21/409, D21/470, D19/60, D17/1, 434/159, 434/343
US Patent References:
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Primary Examiner:
Simone, Dominic
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLC
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for music blocks, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of music blocks of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the invention shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the invention shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a back elevational view of the invention shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the invention shown in FIG. 1, with the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the invention shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of another embodiment of the music blocks of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the invention shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the invention shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a back elevational view of the invention shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the invention shown in FIG. 7, with the right side elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the invention shown in FIG. 7.