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Retractable stringed instrument

US9715867B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2016
Grant dateJul 25, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10D3/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention includes a retractable stringed musical instrument; specifically a stringed musical instrument having a tailpiece, a body coupled to the tailpiece, a neck coupled to the body and a fingerboard coupled to the neck. The fingerboard and the neck extends and retracts relative to the body. The retractable stringed instrument further comprises a mechanism to maintain tension on the strings of the instrument regardless if the neck is in the extended or retracted position.

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