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

Claim 6:
7. A musical instrument, comprising:
an instrument body including an internal cavity;
a sound hole body including an obstruction-free opening to function as a sound hole to produce an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body, wherein the obstruction-free opening extends as a curvilinear surface region extending in a continuous curve from a top cover of the instrument body into the internal cavity; and
a suspension structure in contact with the sound hole body and extending to the instrument body to suspend the sound hole body above a floor of the instrument body, wherein the suspension structure includes,
(a) a first rail extending from the instrument body to a floor of the instrument body with a portion of the first rail contacting the sound hole, and
(b) a second rail extending from the instrument body to a floor of the instrument body with a portion of the second rail contacting the sound hole.