Guitar with rotating - collapsible neck portion
OwnerThomas G. Raymerinventor
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Abstract
A guitar, having a unique neck mounting system combined with a quick release lever allowing for rapid neck transformations from a normal playing position to a fully stowed position, when rotated on a plane parallel to main body surface, and placed within a shaped body recess in upper surface of main body. Neck to body joint having a pivotal hole through which a bolt is anchored at neck mounting base. Opposite end of bolt being attached, by a swiveling connection, to a quick release lever that when rotated provides a compressive force to neck body joint, or conversely allows joint to relax for purpose of rotating neck into body recess.
Claims3
A collapsible stringed instrument comprised of an elongated body having a neck mount surface area at one end and a flat main body area at the opposite end, and having a playing face and an opposite back face and said playing face having a recessed area of sufficient dimension to allow an instrument neck with pivotal means at its mounting base, unobstructed rotation on a parallel plane in relation to main surfaces of said body, from an open position fully extended beyond perimeter of said body, to a stowed position substantially within perimeter of said body and juxtaposed to angled edge of said recess, and said neck having a neck mounting base at one end and a string anchoring portion at the opposite end, said neck mounting base and said neck mount surface area each being appropriately adapted to mate as a coupling unit, and each having a hole centered at a neck axis point common to approximate center of said neck mounting base and said neck mount surface area, enabling free rotation of said neck when said coupling unit is not engaged, and motion of said neck being completely eliminated when said coupling unit is tightly mated.
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