Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1987-04-06
1987-12-29
Hix, L. T.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
224910, G10G 500
Patent
active
047152591
ABSTRACT:
A strap mounting assembly mounts to the rear face of a guitar body having an electrical pickup therein at a balance point permitting rotation of the guitar body about a horizontal axis at that balance point. The assembly includes a flat face plate having a tapped hole therein, a ring connector concentrically mounted about the tapped hole and insulated from the metal base plate. The flat base plate is screwed to the rear face of the guitar body with the ring connector facing outwardly. An elongated electrically insulated material molded arm has outboard and inboard ends, each including a hole therein along a longitudinal center line at right angles to the center line. A retainer button projects through one end of the strap, and is rotatably mounted within the first hole via a metal sleeve and is threaded into the base plate tapped hole. A screw passes through the second hole at the outboard end of the arm, and through the other end of the strap and is threadedly fixed to a retainer disk underlying that end of the strap. A shielded cable is integrally molded into the arm and the arm includes radially spaced, electrically insulated contacts having portions projecting outwardly from the arm. The contacts are formed of spring metal and engage respectively, the ring connector and the metal face plate to complete electrical connections to the base plate functioning as the ground and the ring connector as a "hot terminal" for connection to the output jack of the guitar body via a short length shielded cable.
REFERENCES:
patent: Re31722 (1984-11-01), Steinberger
patent: 4144794 (1979-03-01), Silverman et al.
patent: 4343217 (1982-08-01), Brody
Brown Brian W.
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