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US 6,008,441 AGranted
Capo
OwnerRichard Ned Steinbergerinventor
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Abstract
A Capo comprised of two hingedly connected jaws with a torsion spring which urges the jaws toward a closed position, and a hand operated toggle type of linkage operating against said spring to open the Capo. The force needed to be applied to the toggle linkage drops as the Capo is moved toward the open position reducing the effort required to maintain the Capo open while moving it to a new position.
Claims4
A Capo having open and closed positions which comprises:
- a first jaw including a first graspable arm extending therefrom;
- a second jaw hingedly attached to said first jaw;
- a spring coupled to said jaws, and urging said jaws toward said closed position;
- a non-linear linkage comprised of a series of links coupled to said jaws, and acting between said first jaw and said second jaw;
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- a second graspable arm extending from one of said links.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.