Patent ID: 9196231
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G10D

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