Musical instrument plectrum clip
OwnerChristopher Alan Broderickinventor
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Abstract
The Pick clip increases ones ability to do multiple plucked instrument techniques without having to lose control of the pick. With the pick fixed to the thumb there is no effort wasted on holding the pick between the thumb and index finger, allowing the user to utilize the index finger and thumb independently to pluck, and tap the instrument along with using the instrument percussively.
Claims6
1-8. (canceled)
A Musical Instrument Plectrum Clip, for securing a plectrum to a user's thumb, comprising:
- a sheet strip of a first material having a first end, a fold line, and a second end, the first end has a tab-like portion shorter than second end;
- a thumb holding part, comprising the loop of material that wraps around the thumb holding opening;
- a plectrum securing part formed of the first end and second ends of the sheet material strip folded about the fold line comprising a clamping relation between the second end of the material strip through the fold, with respect to a length of the first end of the material strip and the tab portion, and
- a securing portion between the thumb holding part and the plectrum securing part;
- where the strip panels pinch a plectrum placed within the plectrum opening and the plectrum is oriented in the width direction of the thumb, the point of the plectrum placed opposite the fold, and the plectrum opening having a depth wider than the thumb width for holding the full length of a flat plectrum, except the picking point, and
- where the pinching strip panels allow a range of angular positions of the plectrum picking point from a position inclined toward the base of the thumb to a position inclined toward the end of the thumb.
A method of making a Musical Instrument Plectrum Clip from sheet metal comprising:
- cutting out a pattern into a strip of sheet material that includes a first end, a fold line and a second strip, the first strip further comprising a cut into the strip around the first end to leave a narrow strip on three sides forming a loop portion and a tab-like portion within the loop;
- folding first and second strips into a pinching relation about the fold line, the space between the strips for holding a plectrum;
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- bending the ring portion into an arc back toward the bend line to make an opening for partially encircling a user's thumb, while the tab remains against the first strip in a pinching relation to form a receptacle for holding a plectrum or is removed to allow contact between the pick and thumb.
A method of manufacturing a Musical Instrument Plectrum Clip from a single piece Polymer, comprising:
- form by molding a plectrum gripping part of a facing first and second strip of polymer material wider then the depth of the thumb, joined at one end in a pinching relation, and open at the other end for receiving a plectrum therein;
- and a Thumb-holding part molded into a thumb ring having an arcuate part for wrapping partially around the thumb, located at the plectrum gripping part in an area central to the depth of the plectrum receptacle so that a plectrum may be retained at a user's preferred depth deeper than the width of the thumb and at a user's preferred angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.