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US 8,273,975 B2Granted
Flute
OwnerBarbara Gisler, Werner Tomasiinventors
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Abstract
A flute has a pipe. The pipe has a linear body tube and a linear mouthpiece tube. The body tube has multiple keys for changing the pitch of the flute. The mouthpiece tube is connected to the body tube and has a mouthpiece plate. A curved tube is mounted on one end of the mouthpiece tube facing the body tube. The curved tube, mouthpiece tube and body tube are aligned with one another.
Claims12
A flute comprising a pipe, and the pipe comprising:
- a body tube being linear and having multiple keys mounted on the body tube for changing a pitch of the flute;
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- a linear mouthpiece tube, connected to the body tube and having an outside end, an inside end defined opposite to the outside end and a mouthpiece plate mounted on the mouthpiece tube;
- wherein the flute has an Ω-shaped curved tube mounted on the inside end of the mouthpiece tube, said curved tube having a first end and a second end, the first end defines a first geometric axis, the second end defines a second geometric axis, the first and second geometric axes are aligned with each other, the first end of the curved tube is engaged with the mouthpiece tube, the second end of the curved tube is engaged with the body tube mounted with the keys, and a mouthpiece-tube-geometric axis of the mouthpiece tube is aligned with a body-tube-geometric axis of the body tube.
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