Plectrum having a regular grip and a thicker string contact portion
OwnerDavid Dunwoodieinventor
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Abstract
A plectrum for striking a stringed instrument is planar so as to define a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The plectrum has a wide end a narrow end opposite the wide end. The plectrum includes: (a) a gripping portion disposed at the wide end, the gripping portion having a first thickness and a first flex; and (b) a thicker portion disposed at the narrow end, the thicker portion having a second thickness that is at least 10% greater than the first thickness and having a second flex that is less than the first flex, the plectrum defining a tip having a thickness greater than the first thickness.
Claims16
A plectrum for striking a stringed instrument, the plectrum comprising:
- (a) a gripping portion having a uniform first thickness and a first flex;
- (b) a thicker portion that is narrower than the gripping portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness and a second flex that is less than the first flex;
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- (c) an arcuate transition bevel that is concave relative to the gripping portion and extending between the uniform gripping portion and the thicker portion.
A plectrum for striking a stringed instrument, the plectrum comprising:
- (a) gripping means for facilitating gripping the plectrum, the gripping means having a uniform first thickness and a first flex;
- (b) plucking means for striking a stringed instrument, the plucking means being narrower than the gripping means, having a second thickness greater than the uniform first thickness and a second flex that is less than the first flex;
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- (c) an arcuate transition means that is concave relative to the gripping means for transitioning between the gripping means and the plucking means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.