Clarinet ligature and mouthpiece grasping ring
OwnerKonstantin L. Valtchevinventor
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Abstract
A clarinet ligature and grasping ring device (10) for use with a mouthpiece/reed assembly (100) wherein the device (10) includes a ligature unit (11) having a reed clamp member (20) and an elongated spring member (40) operatively connected to a mouthpiece member (101) having a reed member (103); and, a grasping ring unit (50) operatively connected to the mouthpiece member (101) and having a pair of apertured post members (71) which operatively engage spaced portions of the elongated spring member (40) for operatively and moveably connecting the ligature unit (11) to the grasping ring unit (12).
Claims4
A clarinet ligature and grasping ring device for use with a mouthpiece/reed assembly which includes a mouthpiece member having a replaceable reed element wherein the device comprises
- a ligature unit including a reed clamp member and an elongated spring member operatively associated with the reed clamp member for securing the ligature unit to said mouthpiece member
- a grasping ring unit including a hollow cylindrical grasping ring member having a proximal end and a distal end, and dimensioned to surround said mouthpiece member;
- and,
- connecting means operatively associated with the distal end of the grasping ring member and portions of the spring member for operatively connecting the ligature unit to the grasping ring unit for relative movement with respect to one another;
- wherein, said connecting means comprise
- a pair of post members having one end operatively connected to the distal end of the grasping ring member and the other end operatively engaged with spaced locations on said elongated spring member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.