Patent ID: 8871321
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B44C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A laminated strip of inlay material having longitudinal flexibility for disposition in a preformed channel in a musical instrument, the laminated strip comprising: a first layer comprising a first binding material having a first length, the first layer having a downwardly facing surface and an upwardly facing surface, defining a first thickness there-between; a second layer of an ornamental material having a second length, wherein a longitudinal axis is defined by the second length, the second layer having an exposed surface and a binding-material facing surface defining a second thickness there-between, the second layer further comprising a plurality of breaks interposed along the second length wherein each break is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereby increasing the longitudinal flexibility sufficient to allow disposition within the preformed channel of the musical instrument; and an adhesive or bonding agent disposed between the upwardly facing surface of the first layer and the binding material facing surface of the second layer, thereby attaching the first layer to the second layer.