Packable stringed instrument
AssigneeUpton Bass String Instrument Co.
InventorGary Upton
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of packable stringed instruments, such as upright basses, are disclosed. The exemplary embodiments include a segmented body portion, a neck portion, and a head portion, wherein respective segments of the segmented body portion are removably secured to each other and the neck portion. The segmented body portion may include, for example, an upper body (UB) portion, a lower body (LB) portion, and a central body portion. The neck portion may be separable from the head portion. The various components of the packable stringed instrument are complimentarily shaped so as to be condensed for storage and/or transport. Exemplary methods for disassembling and assembling the exemplary packable stringed instruments are also disclosed.
Claims20
A packable stringed instrument, comprising:
- a head portion;
- a body portion, wherein the body portion includes at least one upper body (UB) portion, at least one lower body (LB) portion, and a central body portion, wherein
- the central body portion is positioned between the UB portion and the LB portion,
- each of the UB portion and the LB portion is removably connected to the central body portion,
- the central body portion includes a central front face panel, a central rear face panel, and a central sidewall, together defining a hollow cavity, and the central sidewall extends between at least a portion of the central front face panel and the central rear face panel,
- the UB portion includes a front face panel and a rear face panel, and
- the LB portion includes a front face panel and a rear face panel;
- and,
- a neck portion, wherein the neck portion includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the neck portion is connected to the head portion, and the second end of the neck portion is connected to the body portion.
A packable stringed instrument, comprising:
- a head portion;
- a segmented body portion, wherein the segmented body portion includes at least a first segment, a second segment, and a central body portion, wherein the central body portion is positioned between the first segment and the second segment;
- and,
- a neck portion positioned between the head portion and the segmented body portion, wherein the neck portion includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the neck portion is connected to the head portion, and the second end of the neck portion is connected to the segmented body portion;
- and,
- a plurality of removable fasteners, wherein
- at least one removable fastener removably secures the first segment of the body portion to the central body portion, and
- at least one removable fastener removably secures the second segment of the body portion to the central body portion.
A method for disassembling a packable stringed instrument, comprising:
- removing a tailpiece from a body portion of the stringed instrument;
- removing a neck portion of the stringed instrument from the body portion of the stringed instrument;
- removing a head portion of the stringed instrument from the neck portion;
- and,
- removing from each other at least an upper body (UB) segment of the body portion, a lower body (LB) segment of the body portion, and a central body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.