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US 9,000,282 B1Granted
Guitar Bracing
OwnerJason Boothinventor
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Abstract
A guitar has improved bracing. Specifically, some embodiments have radial main braces which do not intersect a center of a bridge plate. Some embodiments have radial main braces which are connected by web braces. Some embodiments have suspended main braces extending from the bridge plate.
Claims19
A guitar with improved bracing comprising:
- a body having a sound board connected at a bridge to strings;
- a bridge plate opposite the sound board from the strings;
- at least first and second radially extending main braces extending from the bridge plate toward edges of the sound board, said first and second main braces defining lines which are not collinear with a centroid point of the bridge plate;
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- wherein at least ¼ of a length of the first and second main braces are suspended by a gap from a bottom surface of the sound board.
2 more elements
A guitar with improved bracing comprising:
- a body having a sound board connected at a bridge to strings;
- a bridge plate opposite the sound board from the strings;
- at least first second and third radially extending main braces extending from the bridge plate toward edges of the sound board, said first and second main braces connected with a first web brace spaced from the bridge plate and the edges of the sound board and acutely angled relative to the bridge plate at a first connection;
- and said second and third main braces connected with a second web brace spaced from the bridge plate and the edges of the sound board and acutely angled relative to the bridge plate at a second connection.
1 more element
A guitar with improved bracing comprising:
- a body having a sound board connected at a bridge to strings;
- a bridge plate opposite the sound board from the strings;
- at least first and second radially extending main braces extending from the bridge plate toward edges of the sound board, said first and second main braces suspended and spaced by a gap for at least ¼ of a length of the main braces from the sound board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.