Damper for string instrument
OwnerTetsuo Itoinventor
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Abstract
A damper for a stringed instrument has an elastic foldable web provided with catch members positioned at the end portions thereof, a hinge portion positioned at the longitudinally central portion thereof and notches of substantially isosceles triangular shape disposed close to and outwardly from the hinge portion. On the inner surface of the foldable web a resilient spongy member is secured. When the foldable web is folded for holding the strings of a stringed instrument in between the upper and lower layers of the resilient spongy member and the catch members are fastened, the strings are compressed by the spongy member and the sounds produced from the strings may be lowered.
Claims11
A damper for a stringed instrument comprising a clamp formed of an integral elongate strip of plastic material comprising two leg portions of approximately equal length, a short intermediate connecting portion and transversely notched portions joining opposite ends of said connecting portion with one end of each of said leg portions in hinge lines, the other ends of said leg portions being free, and catch means at said free ends of said leg portions for releasably securing said free ends together, said legs being movable by flexing of said strip at said hinge lines between a closed position in which said catch means is engaged and said legs are approximately parallel to one another and an open position in which said catch means is disengaged and said legs are disposed angularly to one another and a strip of plastic sponge material on the inner faces of said legs, said plastic sponge material being of a thickness equal to approximately half the distance between said legs when in closed position so as to engage the strings of a stringed instrument disposed between said legs and thereby damp said strings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.