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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Applicants:
Koji Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Koji Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 3/00 (2006.01); G10F 1/16 (2006.01); G10D 3/04 (2006.01); G10F 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10F 1/16 (2013.01); G10D 3/04 (2013.01); G10F 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a device () for vibrating a string instrument () to allow the string instrument to be used as a loudspeaker. To press a base member () fitted with a vibration generator () against a bridge () of the string instrument () via a load point member () of a vibration transmission member (), the base member () is provided with a fulcrum member () engaging an upper side of the strings () of the string instrument () and an anchor member () engaging a lower side of the strings (). In order to urge the vibration transmission member () against the bridge (), a cam mechanism () presses the anchor member () against the lower side of the strings ().