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US 6,472,590 B1Granted
Arm sheath for use with a stringed instrument
OwnerRoderick R. Kulikinventor
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Abstract
A combination apparatus is used with a stringed instrument. It comprises a tapered cylindrical tube, open at both ends thereof, and adapted in length to extend from a wrist area of a user to below an elbow of the user. The ends of the tube each provides an elastic cuff adapted for biased expansion so as to grip an arm of a musician inserted into the cylindrical tube. The tube further provides a pocket mounted on an exterior surface and one or more string picks engaged within the pocket.
Claims5
A combination apparatus for use with a stringed instrument which comprises:
- a tapered cylindrical tube, open at both ends thereof, and adapted in length to extend from a wrist area, to below an elbow of an arm of a user, wherein each of the ends provides an elastic cuff adapted for biased expansion so as to grip the arm, the tube further providing an open pocket mounted on an exterior surface thereof;
- and at least one string pick removeably engaged within the pocket;
- the pocket positioned adjacent the wrist area and oriented to open upwardly when the arm is oriented approximately horizontally, thereby enabling a pick to be withdrawn quickly from the pocket when needed during a performance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.