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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2024
Jim Melhart Piano and Organ Company, McAllen, TX (US);
Jimmie Ray Melhart, McAllen, TX (US);
JIM MELHART PIANO AND ORGAN COMPANY, McAllen, TX (US);
Abstract
A folding marimba may include a first set of spaced apart rails: a first set of tone bars suspended from the first set of spaced apart rails; a second set of spaced apart rails; a second set of tone bars suspended from the second set of spaced apart rails; a third set of spaced apart rails; a third set of tone bars suspended from the third set of spaced apart rails; a fourth set of spaced apart rails; and a fourth set of tone bars suspended from the fourth set of spaced apart rails. The first and second sets of spaced apart rails and the third and fourth sets of spaced apart rails are respectively configured for hinged rotation about a hinge line. The marimba is configurable in an unfolded configuration having a first length and a folded configuration having a second length that is less than the first length.
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