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US3357666A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-03-04
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Granted: 1967-12-12
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Expires: 1986-03-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John H Smith
- 👤 Bernard L Ehrlich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:51
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10G; G10G5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A STAND FOR SUPPORTING A WOOD-WIND INSTRUMENT, OF A TYPE HAVING A TUBULAR BODY TERMINATING IN A FLARING BELL OF INCREASING DIAMETER AT ITS LOWER EXTREMITY, IN A PLAYING POSITION COMPRISING: (A) AN INSTRUMENT ROD HAVING A VERTICAL LOWER PORTION AND AN INCLINED UPPER PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND SIDEWARDLY AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE VERTICAL AXIS OF SAID LOWER PORTION; (B) A CIRCULAR BELL RING ECCENTRICALLY SURROUNDING SAID INCLINED PORTION, THE INNER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID BELL RING BEING FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID ROD TO MAINTAIN THE BELL RING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID INCLINED PORTION, THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID BELL RING BEING UNOBSTRUCTED SO THAT IT MAY MAKE ANNULAR CONTACT WITH THE LARGER DIAMETER PORTION OF THE BELL OF SAID INSTRUMENT; (C) A CIRCULAR BODY RING OF LESS DIAMETER THAN SAID BELL RING SIMILARLY SURROUNDING AND SIMILARLY MOUNTED ON SAID INCLINED PORTION IN SPACED AND PARALLEL RELATION TO AND ABOVE SAID BELL RING, THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID BODY RING BEING UNOBSTRUCTED SO THAT IT MAY MAKE ANNULAR CONTACT WITH A SMALLER DIAMETER PORTION OF THE BELL OF THE INSTRUMENT; AND (D) AN ADJUSTABLE MEANS SUPPORTING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID INSTRUMENT ROD IN VERTICAL POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A STAND FOR SUPPORTING A WOOD-WIND INSTRUMENT, OF A TYPE HAVING A TUBULAR BODY TERMINATING IN A FLARING BELL OF INCREASING DIAMETER AT ITS LOWER EXTREMITY, IN A PLAYING POSITION COMPRISING: (A) AN INSTRUMENT ROD HAVING A VERTICAL LOWER PORTION AND AN INCLINED UPPER PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND SIDEWARDLY AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE VERTICAL AXIS OF SAID LOWER PORTION; (B) A CIRCULAR BELL RING ECCENTRICALLY SURROUNDING SAID INCLINED PORTION, THE INNER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID BELL RING BEING FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID ROD TO MAINTAIN THE BELL RING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID INCLINED PORTION, THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID BELL RING BEING UNOBSTRUCTED SO THAT IT MAY MAKE ANNULAR CONTACT WITH THE LARGER DIAMETER PORTION OF THE BELL OF SAID INSTRUMENT; (C) A CIRCULAR BODY RING OF LESS DIAMETER THAN SAID BELL RING SIMILARLY SURROUNDING AND SIMILARLY MOUNTED ON SAID INCLINED PORTION IN SPACED AND PARALLEL RELATION TO AND ABOVE SAID BELL RING, THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID BODY RING BEING UNOBSTRUCTED SO THAT IT MAY MAKE ANNULAR CONTACT WITH A SMALLER DIAMETER PORTION OF THE BELL OF THE INSTRUMENT; AND (D) AN ADJUSTABLE MEANS SUPPORTING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID INSTRUMENT ROD IN VERTICAL POSITION.
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