Rockin’ (Design) Patent – “Design For A Whistle”
Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. 31876 Filed: 21 October 1899 In the name of: Garrett J. Couchois (inventor) Title: Design For A Whistle What’s claimed: “The design for a whistle as herein shown and described”. Why this (design) patent rocks: this design patent relates to a nose flute, but the mouthpiece is cylindrical and the nose cap more closely resembles that of modern nose flutes. This design patent was bought by the proprietors of a well-known nose flute brand, Humanatone. Note that this is a design patent rather than a utility patent and hence products the visual appearance of the depicted product rather than the way it works as such. If […]
