Violin shoulder rest with movable pad or independently adjustable modular pads
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United States of America Patent
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Aug 23, 2022
Grant Date -
Sep 9, 2021
app pub date -
Mar 5, 2021
filing date -
Mar 6, 2020
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Abstract
A shoulder rest for a violin or viola comprises a bridge beam having a first end and a second end and a shoulder-engaging pad mounted to a block having a beam-engaging portion that is shaped to slide over the bridge beam. The shoulder rest includes a first foot disposed at the first end for gripping the violin or viola and a second foot disposed at the second end for gripping the violin or viola. In another implementation, the shoulder rest includes a first shoulder-engaging pad mounted to a first arm that is connected to an arm carriage disposed within a groove in the bridge beam and a second shoulder-engaging pad mounted to a second arm that is connected to the arm carriage.
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- 2021 Application Filing Year
- G10D Class
- 178 Applications Filed
- 128 Patents Issued To-Date
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