Patent ID: 11869461
Assignee: EQUILIBRIUM GUITARS LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A tuner for a guitar comprising a neck having a proximal end and a distal end, and a string nut mounted on the neck proximal to the distal end thereof and including a plurality of nut slots laterally spaced relative to each other, wherein each nut slot is configured to receive a respective guitar string, and the neck defines a neck face extending between the string nut and the distal end of the neck, the tuner comprising:
a tuner mount configured to be seated on and fixedly secured to the neck face;
a tuner body configured for mounting on the tuner mount and including a proximal end and a distal end;
a string break angle fastener mounted on the tuner body at or adjacent to the proximal end thereof and spaced adjacent to a respective nut slot, wherein the break angle fastener is engageable with a guitar string passing through the respective nut slot and sets a break angle of the guitar string between the string nut and the break angle fastener;
a string carriage movably mounted on the tuner body on an opposite side of the string break angle fastener relative to the string nut, and including a string fastener engageable with the guitar string passing through the respective nut slot and engaged by the string break angle fastener to secure the guitar string to the string carriage; and
a tuner knob mounted on the tuner body on an opposite side of the string carriage relative to the string break angle fastener and drivingly connected to the string carriage, the tuner knob is manually movable to drive the string carriage either toward or away from the string break angle fastener to adjust the tension of and tune the respective guitar string.