Mouthpiece extractor
OwnerWilliam Caveinventor
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Abstract
A mouthpiece extractor for use with a mouthpiece that has become stuck in the lead pipe of a musical instrument. The mouthpiece extractor has a shaft with a shaft shoulder at one end and a plug at the other end. A moveable weight slides over the shaft, but is prevented from sliding past the shoulder or plug. A housing is coupled with the plug and is operative to hold the mouthpiece. When a mouthpiece is stuck in a lead pipe, the mouthpiece is placed in the housing, and the moveable weight is slid from the plug to the shaft shoulder. When the moveable weight contacts the shaft shoulder, a shock is generated which knocks the mouthpiece from the lead pipe.
Claims9
A device for extracting a mouthpiece from a musical instrument where the mouthpiece has a shank and a rim and the musical instrument has a lead pipe, the shank fitting in the lead pipe, comprising:
- a shaft, the shaft having a handle end and a plug end, the shaft further having a plug located at the plug end and a shaft shoulder located towards the handle end;
- a housing operative to be coupled with the plug, the housing having means to allow insertion and removal of the mouthpiece, the housing and plug cooperating to hold the mouthpiece after it has been inserted;
- a moveable weight, having a hollow center therethrough, the moveable weight operative to slide freely over the shaft;
- the plug preventing the moveable weight from sliding past the plug, and the shaft shoulder preventing the moveable weight from sliding past the shaft shoulder;
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- whereby when the moveable weight is slid from the plug end to the handle end and the moveable weight strikes the shaft shoulder a shock is generated to knock the mouthpiece from the lead pipe.
A method for removing a mouthpiece from a musical instrument using a mouthpiece extractor having a mouthpiece holder, a moveable weight and a contact surface, comprising:
- inserting the mouthpiece remover to the mouthpiece such that the mouthpiece is held firmly by the mouthpiece holder;
- sliding the moveable weight from a first position to a second position;
- striking the contact surface in the second position such that a shock is generated to knock the mouthpiece from the lead pipe;
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- removing the mouthpiece from the mouthpiece holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.