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US 2022/0366876 A1Published application
Mute for a Stringed Instrument
OwnerAbraham Lopezinventor
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Abstract
A mute for a stringed instrument includes a muting material. The muting material includes a plurality of string-receiving recess portions extending substantially parallel to one another and into the muting material. The plurality of string-receiving recess portions is operable to receive a plurality of adjacent strings of the stringed instrument and the plurality of adjacent strings may be configured to be spaced apart from each other at variable widths. The muting material may include a grasping portion.
Claims20
A mute for a stringed instrument, comprising:
- a muting material having a width operable to span a plurality of adjacent strings of said stringed instrument;
- said muting material consisting essentially of lesser density rubber composites;
- a first plurality of spaced apart slotted recess portions extending substantially vertically into said muting material;
- and
- a second plurality of spaced apart slotted recess portions extending substantially horizontally into said muting material;
- wherein each of said first plurality of spaced apart slotted recess portions intersects a corresponding one of said second plurality of spaced apart slotted recess portions.
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A mute for a stringed instrument, comprising:
- a muting material;
- and
- a first plurality of string-receiving recess portions extending substantially parallel to one another and into said muting material, wherein said first plurality of string-receiving recess portions is operable to receive a plurality of adjacent strings of said stringed instrument and is configured to be spaced apart from each other at variable widths;
- and
- a second plurality of string-receiving recess portions extending substantially parallel to one another into said muting material, wherein each of said second plurality of string-receiving recess portions intersects a corresponding one of said first plurality of string-receiving recess portions and is operable to receive a string from one of said first plurality of string-receiving recess portions.
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A mute for a stringed instrument, comprising:
- a muting material having a width operable to span a plurality of adjacent strings of said stringed instrument;
- and
- a coupling means for coupling said muting material to said plurality of adjacent strings;
- wherein said plurality of adjacent strings is configured to be spaced apart from each other at variable widths;
- wherein said coupling means is comprised of a first and a second recessed portion and said recessed portions extend into said muting material and intersect with each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.