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US Patent No. 8,962,956 Neck stiffener for stringed musical instruments
Neck stiffener for stringed musical instruments
Patent No. 8,962,956
Term Extension: 357 days
Inventor: Allred, III; Jimmie B. (Skaneateles, NY), Griswold; Michael D. (Syracuse, NY)
Assignee: Allred & Associates Inc.(Elbridge, NY)
A musical instrument neck stiffener includes a beam fabricated by embedding uni-directional material only at the upper and lower portions of the beam, and constrained by braid or bias weave material. In a preferred embodiment, the uni-directional layers are preferably made from carbon fiber tow, cloth, or pultruded carbon fiber and the braid or bias weave material is made of carbon fibers. To reduce weight, the middle section of the beam is preferably hollow. An angle neck stiffener includes a hollow tube connected to a cradle, which is bonded within an instrument neck. The angle neck stiffener bridges the connection between the instrument neck and a preferably D-shaped neck stiffener.
This application claims one or more inventions which were disclosed in Provisional Application No. 61/474,916, entitled "Neck Stiffener for Stringed Musical Instruments", filed Apr. 13, 2011 and Provisional Application No. 61/535,051, entitled "Neck Stiffener for Stringed Musical Instruments", filed Sep. 15, 2011. The benefit under 35 USC .sctn.119(e) of the U.S. provisional applications are hereby claimed, and the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
This application is also a continuation-in-part application of copending application Ser. No. 13/104,375, filed May 10, 2011, entitled "ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT SEGMENTED LADDER/BRIDGE SYSTEM", which claims one or more inventions which were disclosed in Provisional Application No. 61/333,320, filed May 11, 2010, entitled "ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT SEGMENTED LADDER/BRIDGE SYSTEM", Provisional Application No. 61/350,550, filed Jun. 2, 2010, entitled "ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT SEGMENTED LADDER/BRIDGE SYSTEM" and Provisional Application No. 61/373,513, filed Aug. 13, 2010, entitled "ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT SEGMENTED LADDER/BRIDGE SYSTEM", and which is a continuation-in-part application of copending application Ser. No. 12/646,026, filed Dec. 23, 2009, entitled "ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT SEGMENTED LADDER/BRIDGE SYSTEM, which claims one or more inventions which were disclosed in Provisional Application No. 61/141,402, filed Dec. 30, 2008, entitled "DUAL-USE MODULAR CARBON-FIBER LADDER AND BRIDGE" and Provisional Application No. 61/151,327, filed Feb. 10, 2009, entitled "ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT SEGMENTED LADDER/BRIDGE SYSTEM". The benefit under 35 USC 119(e) of the U.S. provisional applications are hereby claimed, and the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.