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Shoulder rest for a stringed instrument

US8119894B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Ergo Acoustics Lab Limited · CN

Inventors

Ning Man Cheng · Hong Kong, CN
Alexander Hsiao Wang Ling · Hong Kong, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2009
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10D3/18
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A shoulder rest (50) comprises an attachment piece (60), an abutment piece (62), and a padding piece (64) and is adapted for supporting a stringed instrument (80) such as violin or viola during playing, wherein the attachment piece (60) is adapted to clip onto an end button (82) of the stringed instrument (80) such that the contact surface between the stringed instrument (80) and the shoulder rest (50) is juxtaposing a bottom block of the stringed instrument (80).

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