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US 6,640,344 B2Granted
Shoulder pad
AssigneeJ. D'Addario & Company, Inc.
InventorsJames D'Addario, Carol Catalano
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AssigneeJ. D'Addario & Company, Inc.
InventorsJames D'Addario, Carol Catalano
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A shoulder pad includes a flexible base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a central portion, opposite first and second free ends and a longitudinal axis. The flexible base member includes a plurality of longitudinally space, oval-shaped pad sections that increase in thickness from the central portion of the shoulder pad toward at lease one of the first and second free ends. The longitudinally spaced pad sections may also increase in durometer hardness from a centermost pad section to the longitudinally outermost pad sections. For attachment of the pad to a shoulder strap, the pad includes at lease one clip from making snap-on engagement with the pad. For added durability, the shoulder pad further preferably includes a thin spine, which is more rigid than the flexible base member and is attached to the top surface of the flexible base member.
A shoulder pad comprising a flexible base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a central portion, opposite first and second free ends and a longitudinal axis, the base member including a plurality of longitudinally spaced pad sections, each pad section increasing in thickness from the central portion of the shoulder pad toward at least one of the first and second free ends, and further comprising a thin spine having a top surface and bottom surface, the bottom surface of the spine facing the top surface of the flexible base member and the spine being more rigid than the flexible base member.
A shoulder pad comprising a flexible base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a central portion, opposite first and second free ends and a longitudinal axis, the base member including a plurality of longitudinally spaced pad sections, each pad section increasing in thickness from the central portion toward at least one of the first and second free ends, the flexible base member further including a plurality of transverse grooves formed in the bottom surface thereof between the pad sections for providing greater flexibility to the base member.
A shoulder pad for attachment to a strap of a stringed musical instrument and worn by the player of the stringed musical instrument, the musical instrument shoulder pad comprising:
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