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US 7,002,067 B2Granted
Wrist position training assembly
OwnerKenneth A. Teelinventor
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A wrist training assembly that is intended for use by releasably clamping it to a piano keyboard with a predetermined amount of clamping force. The assembly is releasably locked in place but the clamping and locking functions are separated so that the finish and structure of the piano are protected. The assembly is rapidly installed and uninstalled from a wide variety of pianos without alteration to either the pianos or the assembly. The keyslip of the piano has a first face that faces and is spaced from the keys to define a channel between the piano keys and the first face. A training bar member is mounted to a clamping unit so that it extends a predetermined distance from and generally parallel to the channel. Preferably, two spaced apart mounting hook members are pivotally mounted to the training bar member and adapted to engage with the first face of the keyslip. The clamping unit is moveably mounted to the training bar member and resiliently biased towards the mounting hook member by a predetermined amount of spring tension. The amount of spring tension is pre-selected and is not adjustable by the user. The clamping unit includes a bearing face that is opposed to the mounting hook members and is adapted to bear resiliently against the piano. The amount of spring tension is pre-set at such a level that the bearing face will not mar or distort the piano structure or finish. Once the bearing face is engaged with the piano under the urging of the predetermined spring tension, a releasable detent member is actuated to lock the clamping unit relative to the training bar member and the associated mounting hook members.
A wrist training assembly for use with a piano, said piano including piano keys in a keyboard, and a keyslip having a first face, said keyslip extending transversely of and spaced from said keyboard to define a channel between said piano keys and said first face, said wrist training assembly comprising:
A method of associating a wrist training assembly with a piano, said piano including piano keys in a keyboard, and a keyslip extending transversely of and spaced from said keyboard to define a channel between said piano keys and a first face of said keyslip, said wrist training assembly including a training bar member adapted to extend a distance from and generally parallel to said keyboard, a mounting hook member adapted to hookingly engaging said first face in said channel and to generally define said distance, a clamping unit moveably mounted to said training bar member and resiliently biased towards said mounting hook member, said clamping unit being adapted to resiliently engaging said piano with a predetermined amount of spring tension at a location generally opposed to said first face, and a releasable detent member lockingly associated with said clamping unit and adapted to locking said clamping unit to said training bar member, said method comprising:
A wrist training assembly for use with a piano, said piano including piano keys in a keyboard, and a keyslip having a first face, said keyslip extending transversely of and spaced from said keyboard to define a channel between said piano keys and said first face, said wrist training assembly comprising:
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