Snap away stringed musical instrument pick
AssigneePikcard Musical Mfg., Inc.
InventorNeil Rapaport
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Abstract
Snap away musical instrument picks. A sheet of material is provided that has a plurality of musical instrument picks formed therein by cut lines around the perimeter of the picks except for uncut web areas around each pick. The ends of the cut lines turn into the picks. A pick can be detached from the card body by severing the web to remove a pick when desired, and any rough edges formed by breaking the web are not located along the outer perimeter of the pick. The sheet of material can be sized to be carried in a purse or wallet and the like for easy access.
Claims8
A snap away musical instrument pick, comprising:
- a sheet of material with at least one musical instrument pick outlined therein by at least one cut line with ends formed around a portion of the pick, wherein the ends of the at least one cut line turn inwardly into the musical instrument pick, and wherein the ends of the cut lines are spaced apart to form at least one uncut area therebetween that defines a web joining the at least one musical instrument pick to a card body outside of the at least one cut line, wherein the pick is detached from the card body by severing the at least one web without leaving any rough edges along outer edges of the musical instrument pick, and a grip cut line formed in the at least one musical instrument pick, the grip cut line following a contour with two closely spaced apart ends that lie away from outer edges of the cut line that defines the outline of the musical instrument pick so that the grip cut line provides a pivot for a grip section relative to the rest of the pick, the grip cut line enhancing the slip resistance of the pick when being held by a user without causing the musical instrument pick to become extremely flexible.
A snap away musical instrument pick, comprising:
- a sheet of plastic material with a plurality of musical instrument picks, each musical instrument pick being outlined therein by two cut lines with ends formed around a portion of the pick, wherein the ends of the two cut lines turn inwardly into the musical instrument pick inwardly of a general outline shape of the picks, and wherein the ends of the two cut lines are spaced apart to form two uncut areas therebetween that defines webs joining the at least one musical instrument pick to a card body outside of the cut lines, wherein the picks are each detached from the card body by severing the two webs without leaving any rough edges along outer edges of the musical instrument pick, and a grip comprising a grip cut line formed in the at least one musical instrument pick, the grip cut line following a contour with two closely spaced apart ends that lie away from outer edges of the cut line that defines the outline of the musical instrument pick so that the grip cut line provides a pivot for a grip section relative to the rest of the pick, the grip cut line enhancing the slip resistance of the pick when being held by a user without causing the musical instrument pick to become extremely flexible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.