Collapsible guitar
US4073211A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1976 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 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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