Patent ID: 11942064
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method for attaching gripping members to a mute that is to be received in and utilized with a bell of a musical instrument to removably hold the mute in position inside the bell, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a plurality of sets of gripping units wherein each gripping unit has a gripping member attached to or integral with a tray member to produce a unit thickness that is common for each set of said plurality of sets of gripping units, with said gripping member having an outer surface that is selected to grip an inner surface of the bell and said tray member structured and arranged to engage one of a plurality of rails that are attached to or integral with an outer surface of the mute;
(b) selecting a first set from said plurality of sets of gripping units having a first unit thickness to use with the mute so as to position the mute in the bell of the musical instrument to produce a first gap between the mute and an outer edge of the bell;
(c) positioning one of said gripping units of said first set along one of said rails on the mute until a tray member of said gripping unit engages said rail so as to attach said gripping unit to the rail and secure a gripping member thereof to the mute;
(d) repeating step (c) for each of said rails on the mute;
(e) inserting the mute into the bell of the musical instrument to produce said first gap between the mute and an outer edge of the bell;
(f) removing the mute from the bell of the musical instrument;
(g) disengaging each of said gripping units of said first set of gripping units from each of said rails;
(h) selecting a second set from said plurality of gripping units having a second unit thickness that is less than or greater than said first unit thickness of said first set of gripping units to utilize with the mute so as to position the mute in the bell of the musical instrument to produce a second gap between the mute and the outer edge of the bell that is less than or greater than said first gap;
(i) positioning one of said gripping units of said second set along one of said rails on the mute until a tray member of said gripping unit engages said rail so as to position said gripping unit on said rail and secure a gripping member thereof to the mute;
(j) repeating step (i) for each of said rails on the mute; and
(k) inserting the mute into the bell of the musical instrument to produce said second gap.