Patent ID: 9361863
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G10D

Claim Text:
1. A capo for a stringed instrument having raised strings, comprising: (a) a main bar, said main bar having a channel therein and a first hole therein; (b) a sliding member disposed within said main bar, said sliding member having an upper sloped surface and a slot therein; (c) a pin, said pin having a cap disposed on an upper end thereof, said pin having a second hole therein; (d) wherein a lower surface of said cap rests on said upper sloped surface of said sliding member and said pin extends downwardly through said slot of said sliding member and said first hole of said main bar; (e) a rod extending through said second hole of said pin underneath said main bar; and, (f) said sliding member being slidable between first and second positions to raise and lower said cap riding on said upper sloped surface of said sliding member to raise and lower said rod for compressing the strings between said rod and a lower surface of said main bar when said sliding member is in said second position.