Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable resonator stop and keyboard percussion instrument including same
- Patent Title (中): 可调谐振荡器和键盘打击乐器等
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Application No.: US13219850Application Date: 2011-08-29
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Publication No.: US08389841B1Publication Date: 2013-03-05
- Inventor: Leigh Howard Stevens
- Applicant: Leigh Howard Stevens
- Agency: Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC
- Main IPC: G10D13/08
- IPC: G10D13/08

Abstract:
An adjustable resonator stop may be used in resonators of keyboard percussion instruments. The adjustable resonator stop includes a resonator engaging body having a cavity, a resonator end member being configured to be disposed within the cavity of the resonator engaging body, and a tightening member coupled to at least a portion of the resonator end member. The tightening member is configured to move the resonator end member from a disengaged position, wherein the resonator stop may be freely adjusted within a resonator, to an engaged position, wherein the resonator stop may be securely coupled to an interior surface of the resonator. The adjustable resonator stop may provide the same or better performance characteristics as a permanently installed metal stop including a smooth, metallic, bi-polar vibrating surface with exposure to air on either side, while also providing quick adjustability at little or no cost when compared to other adjustable stops in the industry.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130047819A1 ADJUSTABLE RESONATOR STOP AND KEYBOARD PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT INCLUDING SAME Public/Granted day:2013-02-28
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