Sorry about my old sticker design...

[islandermyk]

How about having the bird cage and rifling inside the C (the yellow part) and maybe have it run a little over the inside edges of the C...?

Here's some concept art... I am not much of an artist. Using Zundfolge's concept of the bird cage, plus the rifling. The bird cage might look better without the rounding where I attempted to show fluting. Maybe get rid of the outer most black circle too?

[spyder]

yeah, according to that they are only an applicant...

again I refer to my statement that Colt should be involved as it is their original work and design released to public domain.

I said I wasn't going to talk about it, but after seeing it on the screen once more, it kinda pisses me off. One, it's a design patent, if you look up a design patent (even to trade marks) if it is a little different, you can get away with it. Considering my bolt was actually designed different (more detail) I'm sure it would have been ok. Throw in the fact that there was a big C surrounding the different design and you have a completely different animal. All and all, they have an exact patent on that exact design, if you really want to get down to it, I could just rotate the bolt on mine 45 degrees and put the ejector in the 12 position. All I know is that I am going to call their exact patent lawyer Tracy Jong Monday to see what the hell is up.

If someone really wants to read up on the actual laws, here ya go:
http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/tmlaw.pdf

[ray1970]

I said I wasn't going to talk about it, but after seeing it on the screen once more, it kinda pisses me off.

I definitely understand where you're coming from. That being said, I would love to see you channel your anger/frustration into creating an awesome sticker/logo that we can proudly display and call our own.

[mcantar18c]

I am going to call their exact patent lawyer Tracy Jong Monday to see what the hell is up.

If you put them in their place and we could use our (your) original sticker design...

[Byte Stryke]

I said I wasn't going to talk about it, but after seeing it on the screen once more, it kinda pisses me off. One, it's a design patent, if you look up a design patent (even to trade marks) if it is a little different, you can get away with it. Considering my bolt was actually designed different (more detail) I'm sure it would have been ok. Throw in the fact that there was a big C surrounding the different design and you have a completely different animal. All and all, they have an exact patent on that exact design, if you really want to get down to it, I could just rotate the bolt on mine 45 degrees and put the ejector in the 12 position. All I know is that I am going to call their exact patent lawyer Tracy Jong Monday to see what the hell is up.

If someone really wants to read up on the actual laws, here ya go:
http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/tmlaw.pdf

forgive my horrid MS Paint skills



OK trying this again...

what if the state flag had Lugs on the C and only SEVEN lugs...
as I recall their copyright says eight.

we would essentially be removing the extractor and rotating the bolt to aling to the C Pattern.

as in below
I altered a state flag.... instead of touching anything that has been claimed by someone else.

[ray1970]

That is one of the best I seen so far. I don't see how this one could ruffle anyone's feathers.

[spyder]

what if the state flag had Lugs on the C and only SEVEN lugs...
as I recall their copyright says eight.

It did say eight, said nothing about a bullet...

[Byte Stryke]

they might cry you have only added to their design instead of creating an original.

[spyder]

That would all fall on the design part. My original ejector was recessed, theirs isn't. In that new one, still has the recessed ejector, and no pin.

[frozenmud]

What about using a different bolt face? I.e. a Mauser, Rem 700, FAL, AK, M-1A... ect? Most of them are going to have a "C" like shape that will tie into the Colorado flag.