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US 2015/0027293 A1Published application
Contoured Guitar Tremolo Arm
OwnerDavid Young, Robert Scott Fisherinventors
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Abstract
An improved tremolo arm is provided configured for engagement to a pivoting bridge of a stringed instrument such as a guitar. The arm features a facing surface formed in a complimentary fashion to the shape of the palm of a user's hand. The arm is engageable to conventional bridges or may be employed with an arm mount having a centered attachment point to provide an even pivoting of the bridge during use.
Claims16
A tremolo arm, comprising:
- a planar member having a proximal end opposite a distal end;
- said proximal end adapted for an operative engagement with a guitar bridge to an as-used engagement;
- and
- a first side surface of said planar member having a contour, whereby said contour provides a complimentary engagement with an exterior of a palm of a user of said guitar with said planar member in said as-used engagement.
1 more element
The tremolo arm of claim 4 additionally comprising:
- said first side edge extending in an arched curve between said proximal end and said distal end;
- said second side edge having a projecting edge portion proximal to said proximal end, said projecting edge portion defining a projection extending in a direction away from said first side edge and in between said proximal end and said distal end;
- said second side edge having a curved section extending from said distal end to an intersection with said projecting edge;
- and
- said curved section defining a grip for fingers of a user to engage during a translation of said tremolo arm toward and away from an underlying guitar body.
2 more elements
The tremolo arm of claim 4 additionally comprising:
- said proximal end adapted for an said operative engagement with a guitar bridge with an aperture located adjacent said proximal end communicating thorough said planar member;
- and
- said aperture sized for rotational engagement with a mount component communicating therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.