Patent ID: 9653051
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G10D

Claim:
1. A wind instrument bell comprising: a bell body that has a cylindrical shape, the bell body being configured to be connected to a wind instrument body, the bell body having an outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface having a recessed groove facing radially outwardly, and extending in a circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface; and a ring that has a C shape, the ring having a first end and a second end being separated from each other, the ring being accommodated in the recessed groove in a state of being deformed so that the first and second ends separate from each other; wherein the ring is resiliently deformable; wherein, in a state of the ting being fastened to the bell body, the ring is biased inwardly toward the recessed groove so as to be accommodated in the recessed groove, such that an outer surface of the ring is an outer surface of a wind instrument, where the wind instrument comprises the wind instrument bell and wind instrument body; and wherein, in a state of the ring being removed from the bell body, an inner diameter dimension of the ring is smaller than an outer diameter dimension of the bell body at a base portion of the recessed groove.