Patent · US Expired

Tension rod

US4026181A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
8References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 7, 1975
Grant dateMay 31, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 7, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10D3/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tension rod for a string instrument such as a guitar is utilized to dampen flexural vibrations transferred to the instrument body while maintaining direct compressional wave coupling from strings to the instrument body.

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