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Collapsible guitar

US4073211A · kind A · utility

54Cited by
4References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 26, 1976
Grant dateFeb 14, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 26, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10D3/095
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A guitar, the neck of which is hinged to the guitar body so as to be foldable into a shaped recess in the back of the body. The strings of the guitar are individually attached at one end to the neck and at the other end to a common bridge unit. The bridge unit is attached to a first clamp on the face of the body in the erect position of the neck and to a second clamp recessed below the face side of the body in the folded neck position. Grooves are formed in the guitar body to individually retain each guitar string in the folded neck position.

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