# US 2014/0197216 A1 · Stringed instrument pick holder accessory

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- Number: US 2014/0197216 A1
- Document ID: US20140197216A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/741,379
- Filed: 2013-01-14
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14
- Inventors: TIMOTHY JOHN BORTREE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197216A1

## CPC

- G10D 3/173: Plectra or similar accessories for playing; Plectrum holders
- 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

A stringed instrument pick holder accessory suitable for wearing around at least a portion of a human body part includes an accessory body defining an enclosure within which the human body part portion fits when the accessory is worn; and at least one stringed instrument pick removably attached to the accessory body, such that the pick is detachable from the accessory body; wherein the accessory body includes a loop having a fixed length; the accessory body includes a linear extension that extends radially outward from the accessory body, the linear extension including a flexible strap formed of a stretchable material; a body of the pick includes a bore through which a distal end of the linear extension passes; the pick body further includes a breakaway feature including a weakened portion of the pick body adjacent the bore; and the weakened portion includes a separable portion extending substantially from the bore to an outer edge of the pick body, the separable portion including a tapered cut extending from a wide end of the cut, the wide end being adjacent the bore, to a narrow end of the cut, the narrow end being adjacent the outer edge.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A stringed instrument pick holder accessory suitable for wearing around at least a portion of a human body part, comprising:
an accessory body defining an enclosure within which the human body part portion fits when the accessory is worn; and
at least one stringed instrument pick removably attached to the accessory body, such that the pick is detachable from the accessory body; wherein
the accessory body includes a loop having a fixed length;
the accessory body includes a linear extension that extends radially outward from the accessory body, the linear extension including a flexible strap formed of a stretchable material;
a body of the pick includes a bore through which a distal end of the linear extension passes;
the pick body further includes a breakaway feature including a weakened portion of the pick body adjacent the bore; and
the weakened portion includes a separable portion extending substantially from the bore to an outer edge of the pick body, the separable portion including a tapered cut extending from a wide end of the cut, the wide end being adjacent the bore, to a narrow end of the cut, the narrow end being adjacent the outer edge.