Music strings and packaging
US5704473A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10D3/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A metal musical string having a plastic or polymer material covering an end of the string opposite to a ball end of the string is contained in a flexible enclosure or pouch. In a coiled configuration, the ends of the string are twisted around convolutions of the coil to maintain the coil configuration. Different colors of polymer material cover ends of respective different music strings to identify the strings contained in the single pouch. The polymer material is either thin to allow insertion through holes or slots of musical instruments or removable. The flexible enclosure is a sealed gas impervious pouch filled with a non-corrosive gas such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, helium, etc.
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