US3237502A
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Stringed musical instrument
Assignee: Kimball International Inc
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Filing: 1964-05-11
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1984-05-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Semie A Moseley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:39
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10D; G10D3/00; G10D3/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
IN A STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A HEAD, A BODY AND AN INTER-CONNECTING NECK, AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF STRINGS EXTENDING FROM SAID HEAD ALONG SAID NECK TO SAID BODY, THE COMBINATION OF: A MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE ANCHOR FOR SAID STRINGS MOUNTED ON SAID BODY FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY VARYING THE TENSION IN ALL SAID STRINGS TO PRODUCE A VIBRATO EFFECT; AND A BRIDGE MOUNTED ON SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID ANCHOR AND OVER WHICH SAID STRINGS ARE STRETCHED; SAID ANCHOR INCLUDING SUPPORT MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF MISALIGNED APERTURES THEREIN FOR RECEIVING SAID STRINGS, MEANS FOR ANCHORING SAID STRINGS IN RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID MISALIGNED APERTURES, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS DISPLACED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID APERTURES AND GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID BODY AND DISPLACED THEREFROM, RESILIENT MEANS FOR BIASING SAID SUPPORT MEANS ABOUT SAID AXIS IN A FIRST ANGULAR DIRECTION, AND MANUAL CONTROL MEANS FOR TURNING SAID SUPPORT MEANS ABOUT SAID AXIS IN THE OPPOSITE ANGULAR DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
IN A STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A HEAD, A BODY AND AN INTER-CONNECTING NECK, AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF STRINGS EXTENDING FROM SAID HEAD ALONG SAID NECK TO SAID BODY, THE COMBINATION OF: A MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE ANCHOR FOR SAID STRINGS MOUNTED ON SAID BODY FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY VARYING THE TENSION IN ALL SAID STRINGS TO PRODUCE A VIBRATO EFFECT; AND A BRIDGE MOUNTED ON SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID ANCHOR AND OVER WHICH SAID STRINGS ARE STRETCHED; SAID ANCHOR INCLUDING SUPPORT MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF MISALIGNED APERTURES THEREIN FOR RECEIVING SAID STRINGS, MEANS FOR ANCHORING SAID STRINGS IN RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID MISALIGNED APERTURES, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS DISPLACED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID APERTURES AND GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID BODY AND DISPLACED THEREFROM, RESILIENT MEANS FOR BIASING SAID SUPPORT MEANS ABOUT SAID AXIS IN A FIRST ANGULAR DIRECTION, AND MANUAL CONTROL MEANS FOR TURNING SAID SUPPORT MEANS ABOUT SAID AXIS IN THE OPPOSITE ANGULAR DIRECTION.
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