# US 11,908,436 B2 · Ergonomic instrument pick

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- Number: US 11,908,436 B2
- Document ID: US11908436B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/937,249
- Filed: 2022-09-30
- Published: 2023-03-30
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2021-09-30
- Applicants: Kevin Randall Goold
- Inventors: Kevin Randall Goold
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11908436B2

## CPC

- G10D 3/173: Plectra or similar accessories for playing; Plectrum holders
- G10D 1/08: Guitars
- G10D: STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (organs, harmoniums or similar wind musical instruments with associated blowing apparatus G10B; pianos, harpsichords, spinets or similar stringed musical instruments with one or more keyboards G10C; automatic musical instruments G10F; electrophonic musical instruments in which tones are generated by electromechanical means G10H)

## Abstract

An instrument pick has a triangular planar body; a concave thumb platform; and an index finger slot. The body has rounded vertices, including a plucking vertex. The thumb platform has concentric grooves and a thumb cavity sidewall extending between the thumb platform and the body to form a drainage cavity. The thumb platform sidewall has an opening that connects to the drainage cavity. The finger slot has a base flanked by a pair of curved side walls. The side walls taper together to form a ridge that resist the user's index finger from sliding towards the plucking vertex. The finger slot has ventilation openings that connect to the drainage cavity to collect perspiration. The pick stays in place between thumb and finger even with a loose grip and can be customized for different playing styles.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An instrument pick comprising:
a substantially triangular planar body with rounded vertices including a plucking vertex;
a concave thumb platform with concentric grooves formed therein, spaced from a first surface of the substantially triangular planar body by a sidewall extending therebetween to form a drainage cavity; the sidewall having a first aperture therethrough fluidly communicating with the drainage cavity; and
an index finger slot having a base on a second surface of the substantially triangular planar body opposite the concave thumb platform, flanked by a pair of curved side walls with ventilation apertures formed therein; the side walls tapering together to form a ridge on the base proximal to the plucking vertex.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The instrument pick of claim 1, wherein the concave thumb platform has from 1 to 10 concentric grooves.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The instrument pick of claim 1, wherein the side walls and/or the base have from 1 to about 20 apertures.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The instrument pick of claim 1, wherein the substantially triangular planar body, the concave thumb platform, and the index finger slot are a single unitary article.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The instrument pick of claim 1, wherein the concave thumb platform is formed on a plane at a predetermined angle from the substantially triangular planar body.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The instrument pick of claim 5, wherein the predetermined angle is 0 to about 45°.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The instrument pick of claim 6, wherein the predetermined angle is from 25° to 35°.