Violin shoulder rest with movable pad or independently adjustable modular pads

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11423869
APP PUB NO 20210280158A1
SERIAL NO

17193208

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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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THE KUN SHOULDER REST INCOTTAWA ONTARIO K2P 0L4

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Farha, Juliana London, GB 4 15
James, Aled Warwick, GB 6 17

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