Electric guitar with tremolo unit
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Mar 2, 2004
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Apr 10, 2003
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Jun 13, 2002
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Oct 9, 2001
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Abstract
An electric guitar with a tremolo unit that makes it easy to tune strings and install the strings. The electric guitar includes a lock device that prevents the strings from being shifted to offset positions. The lock device has a nut, which has an inclined support surface, and a clamp pad. The clamp pad clamps the strings with respect to the support surface. A front edge of the nut is located upward from a line, which extends along a contact point between pegs and the strings and a rear edge of the nut. Since the strings are bent by the nut at the front and rear edges, the strings are stopped from being separated from the support surface.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HOSHINO GAKKI CO LTD A CORP OF JAPAN | 22 3-CHOME SHUMOKO HIGASHI-KU NAGOYA 461-91 |
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- 2002 Application Filing Year
- G01D Class
- 612 Applications Filed
- 192 Patents Issued To-Date
- 31.38 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hirayama, Shinjiro | Seto, JP | 11 | 83 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 83 |
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- 9 Citation Count
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