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Capo with attachment mechanism and fretting action in separate offset planes

US9786257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

21Claims

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Assignee

William Marsh Rice University · US

Inventors

Daniel Blacker · Bristol, GB
Matthew Carroll · Mansfield, US
John Vinson Jaggers · Dallas, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 30, 2015
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 30, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10D3/053
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Embodiments of a capo and fretting component are described. In certain embodiments, the fretting component is threaded onto a crossbar configured to overlie the instrument strings when in use and to pivot with respect to the crossbar so as to contact and press the strings against a fret on the instrument neck. The fretting component is offset with respect to the attachment mechanism of the capo, allowing the attachment mechanism to be offset on the neck of the instrument from where it would normally be positioned to achieve a comparable fretting effect.

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