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Mute for brass instrument
US8962961B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8962961-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213569370-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | Aug 10, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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A mute detachably attached to a brass instrument includes a fixed part and a plurality of branch pipes, each including a main pipe and an auxiliary pipe. The branch pipes are unified together and inserted into a bell pipe of a brass instrument. The fixed part is attached to the tapered portion of a bell pipe and interposed between the interior of the bell pipe and the exterior of the main pipe. The branch pipe is designed such that the auxiliary pipe is connected to the main pipe at an interconnect part, at which an air flow propagating through the main pipe is partly branched into the auxiliary pipe.
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What is claimed is: 1. A mute for a bass instrument with a bell pipe, the mute comprising: a main pipe; and at least one auxiliary pipe, wherein an internal space of the main pipe is connected to an internal space of the auxiliary pipe at an interconnect part, and wherein an air flow blown into the bell pipe is introduced into the main pipe, and wherein the air flow introduced into the main pipe is branched to the auxiliary pipe and emitted from an opening end of the main pipe and an opening end of the auxiliary pipe. 2. A mute for a bass instrument with a bell pipe, the mute comprising: a main pipe; and at least one auxiliary pipe, wherein an internal space of the main pipe is connected to an internal space of the auxiliary pipe at an interconnect part, and wherein the auxiliary pipe is separated from the main pipe and partly covers an external circumference of the main pipe. 3. A mute for a bass instrument with a bell pipe, the mute comprising: a main pipe; at least one auxiliary pipe; and a fixed part, wherein an internal space of the main pipe is connected to an internal space of the auxiliary pipe at an interconnect part, wherein the fixed part is disposed externally of the main pipe and is attachable to a tapered portion of the bell pipe of the brass instrument, and wherein the fixed part includes at least one cavity that partly transmits an air flow blown into the bell pipe attached to the brass instrument. 4. The mute according to claim 1 , further comprising a fixed part disposed externally of the main pipe and is attachable to a tapered portion of the bell pipe of the brass instrument. 5. The mute according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary pipe is separated from the main pipe and partly covers an external circumference of the main pipe. 6. The mute according to claim 4 , wherein the fixed part includes at least one cavity that partly transmits an air flow blown into the bell pipe attached to the brass instrument. 7. The mute according to claim 2 , wherein: the fixed part is disposed externally of the main pipe and is attachable to a tapered portion of the bell pipe of the brass instrument, and the fixed part includes at least one cavity that partly transmits an air flow blown into the bell pipe attached to the brass instrument.
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- What does patent US8962961B2 cover?
- A mute detachably attached to a brass instrument includes a fixed part and a plurality of branch pipes, each including a main pipe and an auxiliary pipe. The branch pipes are unified together and inserted into a bell pipe of a brass instrument. The fixed part is attached to the tapered portion of a bell pipe and interposed between the interior of the bell pipe and the exterior of the main pipe.…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Masuda Hideyuki, Suenaga Yuichiro, Yamaha Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G10D9/06. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 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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