Tonal musical instruments for outdoor installation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12002441-B2
Application number	US-202217854789-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2022
Priority date	Dec 15, 2017
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

Tonal musical instruments configured for outdoor installation are disclosed. The tonal musical instrument may comprise a support post, wherein the support post is configured for attachment to an outdoor surface, at least one a non-vibrating guard, a metal plate tuned to produce at least one note on a musical scale when struck by a user, and one or more fasteners securing the at least one non-vibrating guard and the metal plate to the support post.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tonal musical instrument for outdoor installation, the tonal musical instrument comprising:
a support post, wherein a first end of the support post is configured to be mounted to an outdoor ground surface;
one or more metal plates configured to be affixed to and extend from a second end of the support post, each metal plate being tuned to produce at least one note on a musical scale when struck by a user; and
a mallet attached to the support post by a cable;
wherein the combination of the one or more metal plates and the support post replicate a flower.

2. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metal plates are shaped as flowers or parts of a flower.

3. The tonal musical instrument of claim 2 , wherein the support post is shaped as a flower stem.

4. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the support post is curved to place the musical instrument at an angle for ease of play.

5. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of metal plates attached to the support post, wherein the notes produced by the metal plates are from the same musical scale.

6. The tonal musical instrument of claim 5 , wherein the metal plates are ordered by increasing pitch or decreasing pitch.

7. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the instrument is configured to withstand prolonged outdoor use.

8. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more metal plates is configured to maintain its tonal quality without being retuned.

9. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more metal plates is configured such that a note is sustained for 5 seconds or longer.

10. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metal plates are aluminum plates.

11. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , further comprising one or more fasteners placed through the one or more metal plates and a mounting plate of the support post.

12. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metal plates are each milled to produce at least one note on a musical scale.

13. The tonal musical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the musical instrument has a tonal note accuracy of least 90%.

14. A tonal outdoor musical instrument, the tonal outdoor musical instrument comprising:
a support post having a first end mounted to a ground surface in an outdoor environment;
one or more metal plates affixed to and extending from a second end of the support post, each of the one or more metal plates being tuned to produce at least one note on a musical scale when struck by a user; and
a mallet attached to the support post by a cable;
wherein the tonal outdoor musical instrument replicates a flower.

15. The tonal outdoor musical instrument of claim 14 , wherein the support post is curved to place the one or more metal plates at an angle for ease of play.

16. The tonal outdoor musical instrument of claim 14 , wherein each of the one or more metal plates is configured such that a note is sustained for 5 seconds or longer.

17. The tonal outdoor musical instrument of claim 16 , wherein the one or more metal plates are aluminum plates.

Assignees

• Playcore Wisconsin Inc

Inventors

• Cooke Richard

Classifications

• G10G5/005 Primary

  while playing, e.g. cord, strap or harness (rests or guards as part of the instruments, see the particular instruments, e.g. G10D3/18) · CPC title

• G10D13/08 Primary

  Multi-toned musical instruments with sonorous bars, blocks, forks, gongs, plates, rods or teeth · CPC title

• G10D13/12

  Drumsticks; Mallets (pedals for beaters G10D13/11) · CPC title

• G10G5/00

  Supports for musical instruments {(cellopins or components therefor G10D3/01)} · CPC title

• G10H1/06

  Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones {, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour} · CPC title