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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Muneo Ishida, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho, Hamamatsu, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10C 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10C 3/12 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an antibacterial key for use in a keyboard of a musical instrument. The antibacterial key comprises a key stick and a key cover adhered on the upper surface of the key stick through an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer comprises an adhesive containing a volatile antibacterial agent and can readily add an antibacterial function to the key with an antibacterial effect of the antibacterial agent, which volatilizes from the adhesive layer, at a low cost irrespective of a material or a manufacturing method of the key cover.