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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick B Robjent, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
84377 ;
Abstract
A harmonica has a reed plate with a plurality of reeds overlying slots in the plate. The reed plate is mounted in a chamber of a housing, and the harmonica is played by forcing air from the player's mouth through passages in the housing and past the reeds. If a reed becomes separated from the plate, it is trapped in the chamber. This prevents a separated reed from travelling along the passages into the mouth of the player and possibly injuring the player.