US3198055A
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Piano having chord playing means
Assignee: Seeburg Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-28
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1982-02-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunten Lee L Von
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:25
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10C; G10C3/00; G10C3/16; G10C3/20; G10C3/04; G10C3/30; G10F; G10F5/00; G10F5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
IN A PIANO, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A PLURALITY KOF INDIVIDUAL NOTE PLAYING MEANS FOR AT LEAST ONE OCTAVE, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS INDIVIDUALLY OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID NOTE PLAYING MEANS WITH EACH OF SAID ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS WHEN ENERGIZED BEING ARRANGED TO ACTUATE THE ONE OF SAID NOTE PLAYING MEANS WITH WHICH IT IS ASSOCIATED, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, A COMMON POWER SUPPLY SWITCH OPERATIVELY MEANS, NECTED TO SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS, AND CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SAID ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS TO CONNECTED SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY THERETO THROUGH SAID POWER SUPPLY SWITCH, SAID CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING MECHANICAL MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PIVOTALLY POSITIONED FIRST BARS OPERATIVELY INDIVIDUALLY AND SELECTIVELY ASSOCIATIED WITH SAID ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
IN A PIANO, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A PLURALITY KOF INDIVIDUAL NOTE PLAYING MEANS FOR AT LEAST ONE OCTAVE, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS INDIVIDUALLY OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID NOTE PLAYING MEANS WITH EACH OF SAID ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS WHEN ENERGIZED BEING ARRANGED TO ACTUATE THE ONE OF SAID NOTE PLAYING MEANS WITH WHICH IT IS ASSOCIATED, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, A COMMON POWER SUPPLY SWITCH OPERATIVELY MEANS, NECTED TO SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS, AND CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SAID ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS TO CONNECTED SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY THERETO THROUGH SAID POWER SUPPLY SWITCH, SAID CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING MECHANICAL MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PIVOTALLY POSITIONED FIRST BARS OPERATIVELY INDIVIDUALLY AND SELECTIVELY ASSOCIATIED WITH SAID ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS,
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