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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:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Hill, Bangor, County Down, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
84313 ;
Abstract
A tremelo effect unit and a stringed instrument incorporating a tremelo effect unit include a pivotal support which, in use, secures at least one string of a stringed instrument under tension. The tremelo effect unit can include a resilient biassing element, typically in the form of a compression spring, which pivotally urges the support against the tension of the string. The resilient biassing element is arranged to act in a direction substantially opposite to a direction in which the instrument string extends.