Effect imparter for musical instrument
US-2020342838-A1 · Oct 29, 2020 · US
Effect imparter for musical instrument
US11094302B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11094302-B2 |
| Application number | US-202016846007-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Publication date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
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An effect imparter for a musical instrument includes a wire bundle including at least one snare, and a plate that has a hook configured to be hooked by a string and that is fixed to a first end portion of the wire bundle.
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What is claimed is: 1. An effect imparter for a musical instrument comprising: a wire bundle including at least one snare; and a plate that has a hook configured to be hooked by a string and that is fixed to a first end portion of the wire bundle, wherein the hook is configured such that, in a state in which the string is hooked onto the hook, the string hooked onto the hook has two positions from which two extension portions of the string extend in a longitudinal direction of the wire bundle, from the plate toward an opposite direction of the wire bundle, and the two positions are essentially line-symmetrical with respect to a center axis of the wire bundle in a width direction of the wire bundle. 2. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the hook includes a pair of cutout portions that are open in opposite directions from each other in the width direction of the wire bundle. 3. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 2 , wherein each of the pair of cutout portions includes a string retainer configured to retain the string in each of the pair of cutout portions. 4. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the hook includes a string holder configured to partially hold the string and configured to restrict displacement of the string in the width direction of the wire bundle at the two positions. 5. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the hook is essentially line-symmetrical with respect to a center axis of the wire bundle in a width direction of the wire bundle. 6. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 5 , wherein the hook includes a pair of cutout portions that are open in the width direction of the wire bundle. 7. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 6 , wherein each of the pair of the cutout portions has a first portion with a first width in the longitudinal direction of the wire bundle and a second portion with a second width in the longitudinal direction of the wire bundle, the first portion is disposed in a vicinity of an end position on an opening side of each of the pair of cutout portions, and the first width of the first portion is less than the second width of the second portion. 8. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the hook has two concaves configured to accommodate two portions of the string in vicinities of the two positions. 9. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the hook has at least one claw that extends from a main portion of the plate toward a thickness direction of the main portion, and bends toward a side of the wire bundle. 10. The effect imparter for the musical instrument according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional plate that has an additional hook configured to be hooked by an additional string and that is fixed to a second end portion of the wire bundle.
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- What does patent US11094302B2 cover?
- An effect imparter for a musical instrument includes a wire bundle including at least one snare, and a plate that has a hook configured to be hooked by a string and that is fixed to a first end portion of the wire bundle.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yamaha Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G10D13/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 17 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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