Patent ID: 9396710
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G10D

Claim Text:
1. A fipple for a bladed edge or labium lip resonated musical wind instrument, comprising: a tip and a body; the tip is of a unitary construction and has an outer surface, a first proximal end, and a first distal end; the tip includes a beak arc that arcs from the first proximal end toward the first distal end; the beak arc provides the first proximal end with a narrowed shape necessary for the first proximal end to be configured for a user's mouth and to accommodate a user's lower lip; the beak arc completes its arc at a point intermediate between the first proximal end and the first distal end; the tip includes an opposed surface as part of the outer surface; the opposed surface is opposite the beak arc, extends from the first proximal end of the tip to the first distal end of the tip, and provides a surface adjacent to the first proximal end to accommodate a user's upper lip; the tip includes a windway adjacent to the opposed surface and extending from the first proximal end to the first distal end; the windway includes a chamfer at the first distal end of the tip; the tip includes a first step at the first distal end; the first step is configured to engage the body; the body is of a unitary construction and has an inside surface, and outside surface, a second proximal end and a second distal end; the body includes a second step at the second proximal end configured to engage the first step of the tip; the body has a mouth adjacent the second proximal end and positioned so that the mouth aligns radially with the opposed surface of the tip and is adjacent the windway of the tip when the tip and the body are joined; the body has a blade immediately distal to the mouth; the blade is substantially wedge-shaped and has a first angled surface extending between the mouth and the outside surface of the body; wherein the blade includes a blunt and a second angled surface extending between the mouth and the outside surface of the body; and the distal end of the body is configured to accommodate an instrument body.