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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert W Miller, Moscow, ID (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D / ; G10D / ; G10D / ; G10D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8438 / ; 84382 ; 84384 ; 8438 / ; 8438 / ; 84395 ;
Abstract
A wind instrument is described which includes an elongated tubular body and a helical member in the tubular body extending longitudinally therein for inducing a helical airflow in the tubular body from air blown into the mouthpiece. A helical member is also described for insertion within a wind instrument to induce helical airflow through at least part of the instrument.