Ligature for woodwind instruments
OwnerPhilip Lee Rovnerinventor
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Abstract
A ligature is provided for use in a mouthpiece system for attaching a reed to a mouthpiece of a woodwind musical instrument. The ligature is constructed from overlapping layers of flexible strap to define pockets holding rigid bars. The ligature ends and rigid bars are brought together to form a loop that is placed over the mouthpiece and reed. A threaded closure mechanism is used to tighten the ligature around the mouthpiece. Within the interior of the loop, a rigid, weighted cradle is attached to the flexible strap by rivets. The cradle contains a plurality of identical cradle members stacked together in a laminated manner.
Claims20
A ligature for a mouthpiece, the ligature comprising:
- a loop sized to encircle a mouthpiece and comprising a flexible strap having two opposing ends and two opposing parallel sides;
- a cradle attached to the flexible strap and disposed within an interior of the loop, the cradle comprising a plurality of separate and identical cradle members arranged in a stack;
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- a pair of rigid bars, each bar in contact with the flexible strap and extending between the opposing parallel sides.
A woodwind mouthpiece system comprising:
- a mouthpiece;
- a reed in contact with the mouthpiece;
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- a ligature surrounding the mouthpiece and the reed to secure the reed to the mouthpiece, the ligature comprising:
- a loop sized to encircle a mouthpiece and comprising a flexible strap having two opposing ends and two opposing parallel sides;
- a cradle attached to the flexible strap and disposed within an interior of the loop, the cradle comprising a plurality of separate and identical cradle members arranged in a stack;
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- a pair of rigid bars, each bar in contact with the flexible strap and extending between the opposing parallel sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.