Patent ID: 9495946
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G10D,G10G

Claim Text:
1. A bracket for mounting a contact tuner on the headstock of a string instrument, comprising: a primary arm having a plate defining a first mounting surface for the headstock and an opposite second outer surface, the plate being attachable to a contact tuner to define the attached position, and a rigid arm extending from the plate substantially longitudinally from the first mounting surface; a spring arm having a post engageable with the rigid arm in a variable position, and an integrated clamping arm extending from the post axially spaced from the plate, the clamping arm is flexible relative to the post; and a releasable ratchet engagement between the post and rigid arm, whereby when a headstock is placed between the clamping arm and the plate and the clamping arm is pushed toward the plate with the post advancing along the ratchet to a clamping position with the headstock trapped between the clamping arm and the plate, the clamping arm flexes relative to the post, thereby trapping the headstock against the plate with a substantially constant pressure.