Music – Instruments – General features
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-07
2010-12-28
Lockett, Kimberly R (Department: 2832)
Music
Instruments
General features
C084S426000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07858862
ABSTRACT:
A pedal device of a keyboard instrument which makes it possible to stably secure a required action of a pedal, facilitate assembly thereof, and reduce manufacturing costs. A pedal device for a keyboard instrument of the present invention comprises a chassis8having a support portion30, and a pedal7vertically pivotally mounted on the chassis8, for a downward stepped-on operation. The pedal7has a cover15formed of a synthetic resin, and pivotally supported on the support portion30of the chassis8, and a pedal body14fixed to the cover15in a state in which a rear part of the pedal body is covered by the cover15, and protruding forward from the chassis8. Further, the pedal device has a chassis8having an opening29which opens downward, the pedal7pivotally supported on the chassis8and protruding forward from the opening29, a return spring11disposed under the pedal7, for retuning the pedal7after the stepping-on operation, and a plate12fixed to the chassis8in a state in which the return spring11is interposed, in a manner blocking the opening29.
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PCT/JP2006/307460 International Search Report w/English translation.
German Search Report with English Translation PCT/ISA/210 for PCT/JP2006/307460 with English Translation.
Crowell & Moring LLP
Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
Lockett Kimberly R
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