Adjustable Capo with Dual Pivot Mechanism
AssigneeD'Addario & Company, Inc.
InventorRichard Ned Steinberger
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Abstract
An adjustable capo for a stringed musical instrument includes a front jaw with a top arm and a rear jaw with a bottom arm. The rear jaw is pivotally attached to the front jaw about a first axis with the top arm biased rotationally in a direction toward the bottom arm about the first axis. The bottom arm is attached to a rear handle in a pivotal relationship about a second axis that is independent from the first axis. An adjuster is configured to adjust the pressure applied by the top arm on the strings of a musical instrument when the instrument neck is clamped between the top arm and bottom arm.
Claims20
A capo for use with a stringed musical instrument, comprising:
- a front jaw comprising a top arm;
- a rear jaw pivotally attached to the front jaw about a first axis A1, the rear jaw including a bottom arm pivotally engaged with a rear handle and pivotable about a second axis;
- a first bias member biasing the front jaw in a first rotational direction about the first axis A1, thereby causing the top arm to be biased toward the bottom arm;
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- an adjustment member, wherein
- the adjustment member is configured to adjust the rotational position of the bottom arm relative to the rear handle about the second axis.
A capo for use with a stringed musical instrument, comprising:
- a front jaw comprising a top arm for contacting the strings of the musical instrument;
- a rear jaw pivotally attached to the front jaw and comprising a bottom arm spaced from the top arm in an opposing relationship;
- a first bias member biasing the front jaw and rear jaw rotationally relative to one another such that the top arm and bottom arm are biased toward one another about a first axis A1 and such that a pressure P is applied on the strings of the instrument by the top arm when the capo is attached with the instrument neck trapped between the top arm and bottom arm;
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- an adjustment member for adjusting the amount of pressure P applied by the top arm on the strings when attached with the instrument neck trapped between the top arm and bottom arm.
A capo for use with a stringed musical instrument, comprising:
- a front jaw comprising a top arm;
- a rear jaw comprising a bottom arm movably attached to the front jaw;
- a first bias member biasing one or both of the front jaw and the bottom jaw such that the top arm is biased in a first direction toward the bottom arm;
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- an adjuster for adjusting the distance between the front jaw and rear jaw independent of the first bias member and independent of the first direction of movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.