Folding marimba having reduced length
AssigneeJim Melhart Piano and Organ Company
InventorJimmie Ray Melhart
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Abstract
A folding marimba may include a first set of spaced apart rails: a first set of tone bars suspended from the first set of spaced apart rails; a second set of spaced apart rails; a second set of tone bars suspended from the second set of spaced apart rails; a third set of spaced apart rails; a third set of tone bars suspended from the third set of spaced apart rails; a fourth set of spaced apart rails; and a fourth set of tone bars suspended from the fourth set of spaced apart rails. The first and second sets of spaced apart rails and the third and fourth sets of spaced apart rails are respectively configured for hinged rotation about a hinge line. The marimba is configurable in an unfolded configuration having a first length and a folded configuration having a second length that is less than the first length.
Claims15
A marimba comprising:
- a first set of spaced apart rails;
- a first set of tone bars suspended from the first set of spaced apart rails by a first string;
- a second set of spaced apart rails;
- a second set of tone bars suspended from the second set of spaced apart rails by a second string;
- a third set of spaced apart rails;
- a third set of tone bars suspended from the third set of spaced apart rails by a third string;
- a fourth set of spaced apart rails;
- and
- a fourth set of tone bars suspended from the fourth set of spaced apart rails by a fourth string;
- wherein the first and second sets of spaced apart rails and the third and fourth sets of spaced apart rails are respectively configured for hinged rotation about a hinge line such that the marimba is configurable in an unfolded configuration having a first length and a folded configuration having a second length that is less than the first length.
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