Patent ID: 9502006
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G10D

Claim Text:
1. A load displacement assembly comprising, in combination: a saddle member, said saddle member configured to receive a load from one or more strings of a musical instrument; at least one upper load displacement component, said at least one upper load displacement component configured to be disposed above a soundboard of a musical instrument, said at least one upper load displacement component being coupled to said saddle member in a load carrying manner, and said at least one upper load displacement component configured to transfer said load from said saddle member to one or more connecting members, said one or more connecting members configured to pass through said soundboard of said musical instrument; and a lower load displacement component, said lower load displacement component configured to be disposed beneath said soundboard of said musical instrument, said lower load displacement component being coupled to said one or more connecting members in a load carrying manner, said lower load displacement component configured to transfer said load from said one or more connecting members to a monopole area of said soundboard of said musical instrument, said lower load displacement component comprising a body portion, said body portion of said lower load displacement component including concave notches formed in opposed sides thereof so as to minimize an overall weight of said lower load displacement component, said lower load displacement component further comprising a plurality of apertures disposed through said body portion thereof, a first set of said plurality of apertures being configured to receive said one or more connecting members, a second set of said plurality of apertures being configured to receive fasteners for coupling said lower load displacement component to a faux bridge of said musical instrument, said second set of said plurality of apertures being spaced apart from said first set of said plurality of apertures by a predetermined distance.