Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Flaccid attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-30
2001-03-13
Cronin, Stephen K. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Flaccid attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder
C224S259000, C224S910000, C084S327000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06199731
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to supporting and positioning a guitar or similar instrument, hereinafter referred to as the guitar, by allowing the player to control the amount of weight applied to each shoulder and to comfortably direct the angle and height of the guitar.
The weight of a guitar is very heavy and uncomfortable to hold over long periods of time. Various suspension systems for supporting the guitar on the front of the body have been used. A type of suspension strap commonly used is a single strap slung over one shoulder. However the strap rests on very sensitive muscles close to the player's neck. Within a short period of time, the player develops fatigue and discomfort. Other types offer double strap type solutions which attempt to split the weight in half and attempt to evenly distribute the weight across the shoulders or affixed to a belt but the result is that it appears to make the suspension system rigid, uncomfortable and less appropriate for guitar use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present inventions overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art by supporting and positioning the guitar in the front of the player with a unique harness system for each shoulder tied together by a back connecting strap. With the two independent shoulder harness systems bridged by the narrow back connecting strap which controls the amount of distance between the two shoulder systems, the player is able to control how high to raise up either side of the guitar which affords greater control over positioning of the guitar. The player is then able to adjust the guitar to the most comfortable position not previously available.
The right shoulder system includes a wide shoulder strap attached to an adjustable strap loop stretching under the arm to a connector strap which is movably attached at the bottom of the loop. The connector strap forms an adjustable loop having a movable mounting means mounted on the strumming end of the guitar. The left shoulder system includes a shoulder strap having front and rear straps attached thereto and attached to the player's waist band or belt which keeps the weight of the guitar off the sensitive neck muscles. Also connected to the left shoulder strap is a fret end connecting strap system forming a fret end strap loop having a movable mounting means mounted on the fret end of the guitar. A back connector strap system adjustably connects the right and left strap shoulder systems together. The strategic locations of the adjustable and movable connections and of the strap loops allows the positioning of the guitar in the most comfortable position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1879480 (1932-09-01), Pures
patent: 2477432 (1949-07-01), Walsh
patent: 4930695 (1990-06-01), Thompson et al.
patent: 5961014 (1999-10-01), Knerr
Cronin Stephen K.
Hamrock William F.
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