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Package for musical instrument strings

US5957282A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Filing dateJun 17, 1998
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10G7/00
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and package for housing and dispensing at least one musical instrument string. The package includes a housing adapted to contain the at least one string in a generally coiled configuration. The package further includes at least one opening from which an end of the at least one string protrudes. The at least one opening is configured to retain and end of the at least one string adjacent an exterior of the housing to facilitate extraction of the string from the package. Alternate embodiments of the package include a plurality of separate compartments in a stacked or concentric configuration, each compartment having an opening to enable extraction of a string contained therein.

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