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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Robert Walter Pieper, Jr., Bethany, CT (US);
Robert Walter Pieper, Iii, Bethany, CT (US);
Inventors:
Robert Walter Pieper, Jr., Bethany, CT (US);
Robert Walter Pieper, III, Bethany, CT (US);
Assignee:
Environmental Management, Inc., Middletown, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar or a bass, has a body portion and a second portion, such as a neck, adapted to be attached to the body portion. The musical instrument further has a locking system for releasably securing the second portion to the body portion and for maintaining proper alignment between the body portion and the second portion. The locking system further maintains the second portion in a constant position with respect to the body portion.