Carbon fiber guitar

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10032439-B2
Application number	US-201715628451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	Nov 27, 2012
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

A stringed musical instrument comprises a bridge that receives a plurality of strings. The bridge comprises at least one internal pocket. In some embodiments, the bridge comprises a plurality of internal pockets.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bridge for a stringed musical instrument, said bridge comprising:
an injection or compression molded bridge body, said bridge body comprising a lower side comprising a plurality of pockets.

2. The bridge according to claim 1 , said bridge comprising opposite ends, wherein at least one of said plurality of pockets is disposed proximate to one of said opposite ends.

3. The bridge according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of pockets are of a regular shape.

4. The bridge according to claim 1 , wherein at least two of said plurality of pockets are identical in shape.

5. The bridge according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of pockets has a first level and a second level, said first level having a different depth dimension as compared to said second level.

6. A stringed instrument comprising:
a soundboard;
a bridge attached to the soundboard, the bridge comprising a surface in contact with the soundboard; and
a plurality of strings attached to the bridge;
wherein the bridge comprises a hollow internal pocket.

7. The stringed instrument of claim 6 , wherein the surface comprises an opening into the hollow internal pocket.

8. The stringed instrument of claim 7 , the surface comprising a peripheral bonding area extending around the opening.

9. The stringed instrument of claim 8 , comprising a bonding agent engaged with the peripheral bonding area.

10. The stringed instrument of claim 6 , the hollow internal pocket comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a different depth from the second portion.

11. The stringed instrument of claim 6 , the bridge comprising a second surface, the second surface having a slot formed therein, the slot constructed and arranged to receive a saddle.

12. The stringed instrument of claim 6 , the hollow internal pocket comprising a first internal pocket, the bridge comprising a second internal pocket.

13. The stringed instrument of claim 12 , the second internal pocket comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a different depth from the second portion.

14. The stringed instrument of claim 12 , wherein the first internal pocket and the second internal pocket are located on opposite sides of the plurality of strings.

15. The stringed instrument of claim 12 , the first internal pocket and the second internal pocket having different shapes.

16. The stringed instrument of claim 12 , the bridge comprising a third internal pocket.

17. The stringed instrument of claim 16 , the third internal pocket located adjacent to an end of the plurality of strings.

Assignees

• Mcp Ip Llc

Inventors

• Seal Ellis C

Classifications

• G10D1/08

  Guitars · CPC title

• G10D3/22

  Material for manufacturing stringed musical instruments; Treatment of the material · CPC title

• G10D3/04

  Bridges · CPC title

• G10D3/02 Primary

  Resonating means, horns or diaphragms · CPC title

• G10D1/005

  Physics · mapped topic