Adjustable rest for a stringed instrument
CA 2000453 A1 · Owner: Mcmillan, Steven W. · Inventors: Mcmillan, Steven W.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract of the Invention, An adjustable rest for a stringed instrument such as a violin, comprises a rigid, plastic support at least partially covered with an open-cell foam backing and bearing an adjustable, multi-piece open-cell foam pad supported by wedge-shaped members which wedge-shaped members provide a selected contour particularly comfortable and pleasing to the player. Hook and loop style fasteners are used to secure the pad, wedge-shaped members, and rigid, plastic support in combination. The hook and loop material is a synthetic material which adheres when pressed together and thus, functions as a hook and loop style fastener such as that sold under the trademark Velcro. In …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 11, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 11, 2009.
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