TAMBOURINE WITH SOUND MUTING SYSTEM
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Jul 16, 2009
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Mar 26, 2008
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Jan 16, 2008
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Abstract
A musical instrument comprising: a main body mounting a plurality of jingles to produce sound when said main body is vibrated as with a conventional tambourine. At least one muting element is associated with at least one of the jingles to selectively restricting movement of the jingles to mute a jingle sound produced by said jingles. In the preferred embodiment, the jingles are comprised of pairs of metallic discs carried by the main body. With the invention, the jingles can be selectively opened, either fully or partially, by the amount of pressure applied by the muting elements thus controlling an amount of jingle sound.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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PEARL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO | 10-2-1 YACHIYODAI - NISHI YACHIYO CHIBA 276 |
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- 2008 Application Filing Year
- G10D Class
- 186 Applications Filed
- 121 Patents Issued To-Date
- 65.06 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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van, der MEULEN Jan Roelof | Brunssum , NL | 7 | 36 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 36 |
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