Patent ID: 6927328

Claim:
A chinrest pad system for use with a chinrest including a chinrest member with a support surface, two adjustable clamping elements, each said clamping element includes an upper metal rod that connects to said chinrest member and a lower metal rod that includes a lower flange plate and a turnbuckle, said pad system comprising; a. an upper pad with an flat outside surface and a lower inside surface that matches the curvature of a upper angled edge and adjacent surface of a string instrument, said upper pad also including a rearward extending lip that partially extends around said upper angled edge and prevents said upper metal rod on said clamping element from contacting said upper angle edge of said string instrument; and, b. a lower pad with a flat outside surface and an inside surface that matches the curvature of a lower angled edge and adjacent surface of a string instrument, said lower pad also including a rearward extending lip structure that prevents said lower metal rod on said clamping element from contacting said lower angled edge of said string instrument.