IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0429071
(2003-05-02)
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발명자
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
15 인용 특허 :
13 |
초록
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A case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed musical instrument includes a main body incorporating an instrument receptacle, the body having a narrowed upper end portion for receiving the neck of the instrument and a widened lower end portion for receiving the body of the instrume
A case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed musical instrument includes a main body incorporating an instrument receptacle, the body having a narrowed upper end portion for receiving the neck of the instrument and a widened lower end portion for receiving the body of the instrument, the case further including an articulated cover securable to the main body for reversably covering the instrument receptacle, the cover also being hingeably connected along a linear edge of the widened lower end portion of the body, foldable beneath the main body, and attachable to a medial portion of the back side of the main body. The case may also incorporate a humidifier in a portion of the case below where the neck of the instrument is positioned. The humidifier includes a container having a perforated lid. A damp sponge is placed within the container, thereby maintaining a relatively constant level of humidity within the case, when closed.
대표청구항
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1. A case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument characterized as having an enlarged body and a narrow neck with a fingerboard, said case comprising:a main body that is generally symmetrical about a longitudinal axis, said main body having an open instrument receiving ca
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A case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument characterized as having an enlarged body and a narrow neck with a fingerboard, said case comprising:a main body that is generally symmetrical about a longitudinal axis, said main body having an open instrument receiving cavity located therein, said instrument receiving cavity being at least as long as an instrument to be positioned within the case, said instrument receiving cavity having a lower portion for the body of an instrument and an upper portion for the neck thereof, said instrument receiving cavity being formed, in part, by a back panel and a bottom panel, said bottom panel intersecting and being continuous with said back panel, said bottom panel being the main body component most distant from the upper portion of the instrument receiving cavity;a cover having a bottom cover portion for covering said bottom panel, an upper cover portion for covering at least a portion of said instrument receiving cavity upper portion, and a lower cover portion hingeably interconnected to both said bottom cover portion and said upper cover portion, said lower cover portion for covering at least a portion of said instrument receiving cavity lower portion, said bottom, lower and upper cover portions having outer and inner surfaces, said inner surfaces being reversibly securable to said main body, said bottom cover portion being hingeably connected to the bottom panel along a linear joint that is both perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and parallel to said back panel, said linear joint being located along a rear bottom edge of said main body, said bottom cover portion hinging away from said bottom panel, the outer surface of said lower cover portion folding back onto the outer surface of said bottom cover portion, said upper cover portion folding behind said back panel, and an upper edge of said upper cover portion reversably attaching to said back panel to establish a display mode configuration for the case.2. The case of claim 1, wherein said cover is securable to said main body with a plurality of buckles, each of which has male and female portions.3. The case of claim 1, wherein said upper cover portion is reversably attachable to said back panel by means of a buckle having male and female portions.4. The case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument of claim 1, wherein said main body and said cover are generally trapezoidally shaped.5. The case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument of claim 1, which further comprises a humidifier apparatus installed in said upper portion of said instrument receiving cavity, and wherein an inner side of said cover incorporates a channel that is in communication with said humidifier apparatus, humidity expelled from said humidifier apparatus being distributed to the body and neck of an instrument stored within the closed case through said channel.6. The case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument of claim 5, wherein said humidifier apparatus is a container having a watertight bowl, a perforated lid securable to the container, and a water-absorbing device enclosed within the container.7. A case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument having an enlarged body and a narrow neck attached to the enlarged body, said case comprising:a main body having a plurality of intersecting panels which define an instrument receiving cavity, said instrument receiving cavity having an instrument-sized opening through which the instrument may be placed within the instrument receiving cavity, said instrument receiving cavity also having a lower cavity portion for receiving the body of the instrument and an upper cavity portion for receiving the neck of the instrument, said lower portion having a linear edge associated with one of said intersecting panels that is located a maximum distance from the upper cavity portion along a rear bottom edge of said main body;a cover for covering the instrument receiving cavity, said cover being hingeably connected to said main body at said linear edge, said cover comprising a bottom cover portion hingeably connected to said linear edge, an upper cover portion, and a lower cover portion hingeably interconnected to both said bottom cover portion and said upper cover portion via linear hinge joints that are parallel to said linear edge, said bottom cover portion covering a bottom panel of said main body when said cover is closed, said upper cover portion for covering said upper cavity portion, said lower cover portion for covering said lower cavity portion, said upper and lower cover portions being foldable, at least partially, beneath said instrument receiving cavity such that an upper edge of said upper cover portion is reversibly connectable to a medial rear portion of said main body, said bottom cover portion hinging away from said bottom panel when said upper cover portion is connected to said medial rear portion.8. The case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument of claim 7, wherein said front and back sides are generally trapezoidally shaped.9. The case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument of claim 7, wherein said case is generally symmetrical about a longitudinal axis, and said cover is hinged to said main body along a bottom linear edge thereof, said bottom linear edge being generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis.10. The case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument of claim 7, which further comprises a humidifier apparatus installed in said upper portion of said instrument receiving cavity, and wherein an inner side of said cover incorporates a channel that is in communication with said humidifier apparatus, humidity expelled from said humidifier apparatus being distributed to the body and neck of an instrument stored within the closed case through said channel.11. The case for storing, carrying and displaying a handheld stringed instrument of claim 10, wherein said humidifier apparatus is a container having a watertight bowl, a perforated lid securable to the container, and a water-absorbing device enclosed within the container.12. A case for storing and carrying a handheld stringed musical instrument, the case comprising:a receptacle component having a recess sized to receive the instrument, said recess having an enlarged portion for the instrument's sound box and a narrowed portion for the instrument's neck;a cover having hingeably interconnected multiple portions for sealing the recess of the receptacle component, said cover hinged at a bottom edge of said receptacle component and incorporating a channel;a humidifier apparatus positioned within the narrowed portion of the receptacle, said humidifier apparatus including a container having a watertight bowl, a perforated lid securable to said bowl, and a water-absorbing device enclosed within said container; andwherein said channel is in communication with said humidifier apparatus, so that humidity expelled from said humidifier apparatus is distributed to the soundbox and neck of an instrument stored within the closed case through said channel.13. The case of claim 12, wherein said water absorbing device is a sponge.14. The case of claim 12, wherein said water absorbing device is a cloth woven of synthetic fibers.15. The case of claim 12, wherein said bowl and lid are fabricated from polyethylene plastic material.16. The case of claim 12, wherein said humidifier apparatus is affixed within the narrowed portion.
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