Humbucking pickup and method of providing permanent magnet extending through opposing coils parallel to string orientation
US10115383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2220/515
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A humbucking pickup for a musical instrument has a bobbin assembly with first and second bobbins. The musical instrument can be an electric guitar. A first coil is wound around the first bobbin, and a second coil is wound around the second bobbin. A permanent magnet or a plurality of permanent magnets extend through the first coil and second coil of the bobbin assembly. A housing is disposed over the bobbin assembly. Blades are disposed over side surfaces of the housing to redirect the magnetic flux toward the strings. A plurality of strings of the musical instrument is routed over a top surface of the housing parallel to opposing poles of the permanent magnet. Movement of the strings of the musical instrument disturbs a magnetic flux of the permanent magnet proximate to a first pole of the permanent magnet and a second pole of the permanent magnet.
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