Patent ID: 11935505
Assignee: FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A musical instrument, comprising:
an instrument body including an internal cavity between a top cover and floor of the instrument body;
a sound hole body including an opening to function as a sound hole for the musical instrument with a first curvilinear transition region formed as a curved surface extending from the top cover into the internal cavity; and
a suspension structure in contact with the sound hole body and further extending from the sound hole body to the instrument body to suspend the sound hole body above the floor of the instrument body, wherein the suspension structure includes,
(a) a first rail including a first end coupled to the instrument body and a second distal end contacting the floor of the instrument body with a portion of the first rail contacting a first side of the sound hole,
(b) a second rail including a first end coupled to the instrument body and a second distal end contacting the floor of the instrument body with a portion of the second rail contacting a second side of the sound hole opposite the first side of the sound hole, and
(c) a bridge support coupled between the first rail and second rail and suspended between the floor of the instrument body and the top cover of the instrument body outside a footprint of the sound hole body.