Music – Instruments – Stringed
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-18
2011-01-18
Enad, Elvin G (Department: 2832)
Music
Instruments
Stringed
C084S275000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07872185
ABSTRACT:
A collapsible acoustic stringed instrument is disclosed having a hollow body with a soundboard, a back face and a spacer defining a sound chamber. A sound post is secured within the hollow body and engaging the soundboard and the back face. The sound post has a securement pin on each end with a sharpened portion to engage the soundboard and the back face and maintain proper positioning when the instrument strings are loosened. A neck is pivotally and laterally coupled to the body, which further has a door slidably received by specially formed channels in the back face. The neck is able to pivot and slide through the door and into the sound chamber from a playing position to a stored position, without disturbing the sound post or otherwise compromising the appearance or performance of the instrument with respect to a standard non-collapsible instrument.
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Exhibit A—one page entitled “The Anderson Bass” from http://home.iprimus.com.au/rossjazz/Double—Bass—about.htm.
Exhibit B—one page entitled “Czech-Ease Portable Bass” from http://www.electricviolinshop.com/cw—details.cfm?ProdID-231&category=9.
Exhibit C—one page entitled “Eminence Portable Upright Bass” from http://www.gelbass.com/bass/bass4RN.html.
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Enad Elvin G
Horn Robert W
Waddey & Patterson
Waddey, Jr. I. C.
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