# US 9,040,793 B2 · Protector for musical instrument and player > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,040,793 B2 - Document ID: US9040793B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/172,622 - Filed: 2014-02-04 - Published: 2014-08-07 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2013-02-04 - Assignees: Stringcessories LLC - Applicants: Ari Magnusson - Inventors: Ari Magnusson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9040793B2 ## CPC - G10D 3/18: Chin-rests, hand-rests, shoulder rests or guards being removable from, or integral with the instrument - G10G 7/00: Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings - G10D: STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (organs, harmoniums or similar wind musical instruments with associated blowing apparatus G10B; pianos, harpsichords, spinets or similar stringed musical instruments with one or more keyboards G10C; automatic musical instruments G10F; electrophonic musical instruments in which tones are generated by electromechanical means G10H) - G10G: REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS (music stands A47B; non-musical aspects of musical toy instruments A63H5/00; metronomes G04F5/02; teaching music G09B15/00) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and apparatus for protecting a musical instrument and the player of said instrument. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a first layer including a moisture permeable and wicking material configured to wick fluid and moisture across and through the layer. The first layer includes a first player-facing surface and a first musical instrument facing surface. The apparatus also includes a second layer including a second player-facing surface and a second musical instrument facing surface, wherein the second player-facing surface abuts the first musical instrument facing surface of the first layer. The second layer includes a moisture impermeable material configured to prevent the wicked fluid and moisture to come into contact with the musical instrument. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for protecting a musical instrument and the player of said musical instrument, the apparatus comprising: a first layer including a moisture permeable and wicking material configured to wick fluid and moisture across and through the layer, the first layer having a first player-facing surface and a first musical instrument facing surface; and a second layer including a second player-facing surface and a second musical instrument facing surface, wherein the second player-facing surface abuts the first musical instrument facing surface of the first layer, the second layer including a moisture impermeable material configured to prevent the wicked fluid and moisture from coming into contact with the musical instrument, and adapted to prevent damage to the surface of the musical instrument. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first layer is adapted to be in contact with a skin surface of a player. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first layer and the second layer is adapted to be antimicrobial. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first layer and the second layer is adapted to be compressible. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the moisture impermeable material includes a fabric adapted to protect a surface of the musical instrument. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the fabric is chemically treated to substantially prevent moisture transfer through the fabric. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the fabric includes a weaving pattern configured to substantially prevent moisture transfer through the fabric. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the fabric includes a non-woven sheet configured to substantially prevent moisture transfer through the fabric. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the second layer includes a membrane configured to substantially prevent moisture transfer through the second layer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a non-skid material affixed to the second musical instrument facing side of the second layer, the non-skid material configured to substantially prevent movement of the apparatus relative to the musical instrument. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the second musical instrument facing side of the second layer includes an adhesive material configured to adhere the apparatus to the musical instrument. ### Claim 12 An apparatus for protecting a musical instrument and the player of said musical instrument, the apparatus comprising: a first layer including a moisture permeable and wicking material configured to wick fluid and moisture across and through the layer, the first layer having a first player-facing surface and a first musical instrument facing surface; a second layer including a moisture absorbing material, the second layer having a second player-facing surface and a second musical instrument facing surface, wherein the second player-facing surface abuts the first musical instrument facing surface of the first layer; and a third layer including a third player-facing surface and a third musical instrument facing surface, wherein the third player-facing surface abuts the second musical instrument facing surface of the second layer, the third layer including a moisture impermeable material configured to prevent the wicked fluid and moisture from coming into contact with the musical instrument, and adapted to prevent damage to the surface of the musical instrument. ### Claim 13 An apparatus for protecting a musical instrument and the player of said musical instrument, the apparatus comprising: a first layer including a moisture absorbing material configured to absorb moisture, the first layer having a first player-facing surface and a first musical instrument facing surface; and a second layer including a second player-facing surface and a second musical instrument facing surface, wherein the second player-facing surface abuts the first musical instrument facing surface of the first layer, the second layer including a moisture impermeable material configured to prevent the absorbed moisture from coming into contact with the musical instrument, and adapted to prevent damage to the surface of the musical instrument. ### Claim 14 An apparatus for protecting a musical instrument and the player from said musical instrument, the apparatus comprising: a first layer including a first moisture absorbing material, the first layer having a first player-facing surface and a first musical instrument facing surface; a second layer including a moisture wicking material configured to wick fluid into a second moisture absorbing material of the second layer, the second layer having a second player-facing surface and a second musical instrument facing surface, wherein the second player-facing surface abuts the first musical instrument facing surface of the first layer; and a third layer including a third player-facing surface and a third musical instrument facing surface, wherein the third player-facing surface abuts the second musical instrument facing surface of the second layer, the third layer including a moisture impermeable material configured to prevent the wicked fluid and moisture from coming into contact with the musical instrument, and adapted to prevent damage to the surface of the musical instrument.