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US 4,069,734 AGranted
Moisture trap for clarinets
OwnerFlammarion R. Colaianniinventor
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Abstract
A pocket within the barrel of a clarinet for accumulating moisture introduced into the bore of the barrel from the mouthpiece and a valve controlled opening communicating with both the pocket and exterior surface of the barrel which can be selectively opened to clear the pocket and opening of moisture accumulated therein as desired.
Claims6
In a clarinet having a barrel including a centrally disposed bore with counterbores formed on each end thereof for operatively interconnecting a mouthpiece to the clarinet body, the improvement comprising:
- a. a pocket formed in the side wall of the barrel in communication with the bore having means forming an opening extending generally radially to the axis of the bore with one end communicating with said pocket and the opposite end with the exterior of the barrel;
- b. a moisture release valve pivotably mounted on the barrel with biasing means operatively connected thereto for continually urging said valve to a first position for closing said opposite end of said opening;
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- c. means connected to said valve for selectively moving the latter from said first position to a second position for opening said opposite end and clearing said pocket and opening of moisture accumulated therein from the bore and introduced from the mouthpiece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.