Locking bridge
AssigneeGibson Guitar Corp.
InventorsDong Jin Kim, Hyung Bae Park, James Richard Rosenberg, Richard Taylor Akers
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Abstract
Included herein is an instrument component for mounting to the body of an instrument having strings, for example a guitar. The instrument component comprises a plurality of attachment devices, an elongated bracket, and a biasing element. The elongated bracket includes a plurality of attachment apertures where each aperture includes a center and is shaped to accept one of the attachment devices. A biasing element is positioned in each attachment aperture wherein each biasing element engages one of the attachment devices. Each biasing element includes a plurality of protrusions wherein each protrusion biases the attachment device toward the center of the attachment aperture.
Claims13
An instrument component for mounting to the body of an instrument having strings, the component comprising:
- a plurality of attachment devices;
- an elongated string support bracket having a plurality of attachment apertures, each attachment aperture shaped to accept one of the attachment devices and including a center;
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- an annular resilient biasing element positioned in each attachment aperture, each biasing element engaging one of the attachment devices and including at least three protrusions spaced around the attachment aperture, each protrusion resiliently biasing the attachment device toward the center of said attachment aperture.
An instrument component for mounting to the body of an instrument having strings, the component comprising:
- a plurality of attachment devices;
- an elongated string support bracket having a plurality of attachment apertures, each attachment aperture shaped to accept one of the attachment devices and including a center;
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- an annular biasing element positioned in each attachment aperture, each biasing element engaging one of the attachment devices and including at least three resilient protrusions spaced around the attachment aperture, each protrusion positioned to resiliently bias the attachment device toward the other protrusions of said biasing element.
An instrument component for mounting to the body of an instrument having strings, the component comprising:
- a plurality of attachment posts;
- a string bridge including a plurality of attachment openings, a plurality of string supports positioned between the attachment openings to engage the strings of the instrument, and a center axis positioned in each attachment opening, each attachment opening shaped to accept one of the attachment posts;
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- an annular resilient biasing element positioned in each attachment opening, each annular resilient biasing element engaging one of the attachment posts and including an internal rim and a plurality of resilient projections extending from the internal rim, each projection positioned to resiliently bias said attachment post toward the other projections of said biasing element and toward the center axis of the attachment aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.