Patent ID: 7939736

Claim:
A capo for use with a stringed instrument including a neck having a fingerboard and a back, and a plurality of strings that extends longitudinally over the fingerboard, the capo comprising: a top arm adapted to extend across the fingerboard above the strings; a side arm connected and extending at an angle to the top arm and arranged to extend generally laterally of the neck; a lower arm having one end pivotally attached to the side arm at a lower arm pivot and adapted in use to abut against the back of the neck of the instrument when in a closed position; a lever arm having one end pivotally attached to the side arm at a lever arm pivot spaced from the lower arm pivot; an adjuster mechanism that extends an adjustable amount from the lever arm and having an end portion which bears against the lower arm, the adjuster mechanism being mounted to and pivotable with the lever arm; and a biasing arrangement biasing the lower arm away from the top arm and towards an open position.