IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0729630
(2007-03-29)
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등록번호 |
US-7635809
(2010-01-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Higgs, Charles
- Regula, Duane R.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
9 인용 특허 :
21 |
초록
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A cover 78d, having a static cling property, is formed in a cover perimeter pattern, and with a plurality of holes 82b, 84b, 98b and 100b in accordance with a cover hole-location pattern. The cover 78d is formed from a clear plastic static cling sheet 80, or a white plastic static cling sheet, each
A cover 78d, having a static cling property, is formed in a cover perimeter pattern, and with a plurality of holes 82b, 84b, 98b and 100b in accordance with a cover hole-location pattern. The cover 78d is formed from a clear plastic static cling sheet 80, or a white plastic static cling sheet, each having a thickness of 7.5 mil, and may have a decorative design 110 applied to one surface thereof. In a preassembled guitar 48, strings 64 are located over a body top 52, with pickups 56 extending outward from the body top toward, but spaced from, the strings by a pickup-to-strings space, which is greater than 7.5 mil. While the guitar remains preassembled, the cover 78d can be moved into the pickup-to-strings space, and into static clinging engagement with the body top 48.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A cover for assembly with a preassembled stringed instrument having a top and a mount extending from the top, with the mount forming a component of the preassembled stringed instrument and having a base perimeter at a juncture of the mount and the top, and the preassembled st
What is claimed is: 1. A cover for assembly with a preassembled stringed instrument having a top and a mount extending from the top, with the mount forming a component of the preassembled stringed instrument and having a base perimeter at a juncture of the mount and the top, and the preassembled stringed instrument further having pre-strung strings secured to the instrument at spaced portions of the strings, with adjacent sections of the pre-strung strings, which extend between the spaced portions thereof, extending over a portion of the top of the instrument to form a space between the top and the sections of the pre-strung strings, which comprises: a configured plastic sheet having a static cling property to facilitate direct removable static-cling securance of the sheet to at least a portion of the top between the top and the sections of the pre-strung strings of the preassembled stringed instrument; and the configured plastic sheet being formed with a prescribed thickness which facilitates movement of the sheet within the space between the top and the sections of the pre-strung strings, and direct placement of at least portions of the sheet about at least portions of the base perimeter of the mount, when the cover is removably static-cling secured with the top of the preassembled stringed instrument adjacent the mount. 2. The cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the mount is a component of the preassembled stringed instrument selected from the group consisting of an electric pickup, an electrical control stem, a bridge, a neck, a fretboard, and a fastener and head thereof. 3. The cover as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet having a first major surface which will face away from the top and toward the pre-strung strings, as the cover is placed in removable static-cling securance with the top; the configured plastic sheet having a second major surface, located on a side of the configured plastic sheet opposite the first major surface, for engaging the top of the preassembled stringed instrument, as the cover is placed in removable static-cling securance with the top; and the first major surface forming a wear surface which, when the cover is placed in removable static-cling securance with the top of the preassembled stringed instrument, the wear surface will absorb abuse to which the top may be subjected by forces externally of the preassembled stringed instrument. 4. A cover for assembly with a preassembled stringed instrument having a top and a preassembled pickguard secured to the to and forming a component of the preassembled stringed instrument, the pickguard being formed with an exposed outer surface, the preassembled stringed instrument further having pre-strung strings secured to the instrument at spaced portions of the strings, with adjacent sections of the pre-strung strings, which extend between the spaced portions thereof, extending over a portion of the outer surface of the pickguard to form a space between the pickguard and the sections of the pre-strung strings, which comprises: the configured plastic sheet having the static cling property to facilitate removable static-cling securance of the cover to the at least a portion of the exposed outer surface of the preassembled pickguard; and the configured plastic sheet being formed with a prescribed thickness which facilitates movement of the sheet within the space between the at least a port ion of the outer surface of the pickguard and the sections of the pre-strung strings, and direct placement of at least a portion of the sheet onto the at least a portion of the outer surface of the pickguard, when the cover is removably static-cling secured with the preassembled stringed instrument. 5. The cover as set forth in claim 4, wherein the preassembled pickguard is formed with a prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet being formed with a perimeter in the form of a cover perimeter pattern which is identical to the prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern. 6. The cover as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet having a first major surface which will face away from the top and toward the plurality of strings, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top; the configured plastic sheet having a second major surface, located on a side of the configured plastic sheet opposite the first major surface, for engaging the top of the preassembled stringed instrument, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top; and a graphic design formed on the first major surface of the configured plastic sheet which, when the cover is in removable securance with the top of the stringed instrument, is visible externally of the preassembled stringed instrument. 7. The cover as set forth in claim 6, wherein the graphic design is comprised of multiple colors. 8. The cover as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet being formed with a hole therethrough which is positionable about the mount, when the cover is in removable securance with the top of the preassembled stringed instrument. 9. The cover as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet having a perimeter; the configured plastic sheet formed with a hole therethrough which is positionable at least partially about the mount, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top; and an open passage which communicates with the hole formed in the configured plastic sheet and which extends from the hole through the perimeter of the configured plastic sheet. 10. A cover for assembly with a preassembled stringed instrument having a top, and further having pre-string strings secured to the instrument at spaced portions of the strings, with adjacent sections of the pre-strung strings. which extend between the spaced portions thereof, extending adjacent at least a portion of the top, and with a defined space of the preassembled stringed instrument being located, by a prescribed distance, between the sections of the pre-strung strings and the at least a portion of the top, which comprises: a configured plastic sheet having a static cling property to facilitate removable static-cling securance of the cover to the portion of the top of the preassembled stringed instrument; and the configured plastic sheet being formed with a thickness dimension, which is less than the prescribed distance, to allow the cover to be moved laterally into the defined space between the sections of the pre-strung strings and the portion of the top of the instrument, and into removable static-cling securance with at least the portion of the top of the preassembled stringed instrument. 11. The cover as set forth in claim 10, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet being flexible to facilitate maneuverability of the cover as the cover is being moved into the defined space, and eventually into removable securance with at least the portion of the top of the preassembled stringed instrument. 12. The cover as set forth in claim 10, where the preassembled stringed instrument further includes a preassembled pickguard attached to the top, with the section of the pre-strung strings extending adjacent a portion of an exposed outer surface of the pickguard, with a defined space of the preassembled stringed instrument being located, by a prescribed distance, between the section of the pre-strung strings and the portion of the outer surface of the pickguard, which comprises: the configured plastic sheet having a static cling property to facilitate removable static-cling securance of the cover to the pickguard; and the configured plastic sheet being formed with a thickness dimension, which is less than the prescribed distance, to allow the cover to be moved laterally into the defined space between the section of the pre-strung strings and the outer surface of the pickguard, and into removable securance with at least the portion of the outer surface of the pickguard. 13. The cover as set forth in claim 12, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet being formed with a major surface; and a graphic design applied to the major surface, with the graphic design being visible externally of the stringed instrument when the cover is placed into removable static-cling securance with outer surface of the pickguard. 14. A cover for assembly with a preassembled stringed instrument having a top, an electric pickup, with an outboard surface, extending outward from the top, and the instrument further having pre-strung strings secured to the instrument at spaced portions of the strings, with adjacent sections of the pre-strung strings, which extend between the secured spaced portions thereof, extending adjacent the electric pickup, and with a defined space of the pre-assembled stringed instrument being located, by a prescribed distance, between the sections of the pre-strung strings and the outboard surface of the electric pickup, which comprises: a configured plastic sheet having a static cling property to facilitate removable static-cling securance of the cover to the top of the stringed instrument; and the configured plastic sheet being formed with a thickness dimension, which is less than the prescribed distance, to allow the cover to be moved laterally into the defined space between the sections of the pre-assembled strings and the electric pickup, and into removable static-cling securance with the preassembled stringed instrument. 15. The cover as set forth in claim 14, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet being formed with a major surface; and a graphic design applied to the major surface, with the graphic design being visible externally of the stringed instrument when the cover is placed into removable securance with the preassembled stringed instrument. 16. The cover as set forth in claim 14, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet having a first major surface which will face away from the top and toward the strings, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top; the configured plastic sheet having a second major surface, located on a side of the configured plastic sheet opposite the first major surface, for engaging the top of the preassembled stringed instrument, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top; and the first major surface forming a wear surface which, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top of the preassembled stringed instrument, the wear surface will absorb abuse to which the top may be subjected by forces externally of the preassembled stringed instrument. 17. The cover as set forth in claim 14, wherein a pickguard, as a component of the preassembled stringed instrument, is secured to the top thereof, and located at least within the defined space, and is formed with an exposed outer surface, with a perimeter of the pickguard being formed in a prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet having the static cling property to facilitate removable securance of the cover to at least portions of the exposed outer surface of the pickguard; the configured plastic sheet being formed with a perimeter; and the perimeter of the configured plastic sheet being formed in a cover perimeter pattern which is identical to the prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern. 18. The cover as set forth in claim 14, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet having a first major surface which will face away from the top and toward the strings, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top; the configured plastic sheet having a second major surface, located on a side of the configured plastic sheet opposite the first major surface, for engaging the top of the preassembled stringed instrument, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top; and a graphic design formed on the first major surface of the configured plastic sheet which, when the cover is in removable securance with the top of the stringed instrument, is visible externally of the preassembled stringed instrument. 19. The cover as set forth in claim 18, wherein the graphic design is composed of multiple colors. 20. The cover as set forth in claim 18, which further comprises: the first major surface forming a wear surface which, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top of the preassembled stringed instrument, the wear surface will absorb abuse to which the instrument may be subjected by forces externally of the preassembled stringed instrument. 21. The cover as set forth in claim 17, wherein the pickguard is secured to the top of the preassembled stringed instrument by at least one fastener having a head which extends at least partially outward from the pickguard, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet formed with a hole therethrough which is positionable at least partially about the head of the fastener, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the pickguard; and an open passage which communicates with the hole formed in the configured plastic sheet and extends from the hole through the perimeter of the configured plastic sheet. 22. The cover as set forth in claim 14, which further comprises: the configured plastic sheet being formed with a hole therethrough, with the hole being configured to be complementary to the configuration of a base perimeter of the electric pickup, to facilitate surrounding placement of the hole about the electric pickup, when the cover is in removable securance with the preassembled stringed instrument. 23. A guitar, which comprises: a body formed with a top ; a plurality of strings extending spatially and interfacingly over an adjacent portion of the top to form a prescribed space at a prescribed distance between the adjacent portion of the top and the plurality of strings; a plastic cover, having a static cling property, formed with a thickness less than the prescribed distance, and a flexibility, to facilitate positioning of the cover within the prescribed space and onto at least the adjacent portion of the top; and the plastic cover removably secured by static clinging engagement to the adjacent portion of the top of the body of the guitar. 24. The guitar as set forth in claim 23, which further comprises, the plastic cover formed with a first major surface; the plastic cover formed with a second major surface, on a side of the plastic cover opposite from the first side of the plastic cover, in engagement with the top; and a graphic design formed on the first major surface of the plastic cover. 25. The guitar as set forth in claim 24, which further comprises: the graphic design being comprised of multiple colors. 26. The guitar as set forth in claim 23, which further comprises: the cover being formed with a major surface; and the major surface forming a wear surface which, when the cover is placed in removable securance with the top of the guitar, the wear surface will absorb abuse to which the top may be subjected by forces externally of the guitar. 27. The guitar as set forth in claim 23, which further comprises: a pickguard attached to the top and located between the top and the plurality of strings; a mount extending outward from the pickguard; and the plastic cover being formed with a hole located about at least a portion of the mount and removably secured to an outer surface of the pickguard by the static cling properties of the cover. 28. The guitar as set forth in claim 27, which further comprises: the plastic cover having a perimeter; and an open passage formed in the plastic cover, which communicates with the hole formed in the plastic cover and which extends from the hole through the perimeter of the plastic cover. 29. The guitar as set forth in claim 27, which further comprises: the pickguard being formed with a perimeter in a prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern; and the plastic cover being formed with a perimeter in a cover perimeter pattern which is identical to the prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern. 30. The guitar as set forth in claim 27, which further comprises: the pickguard being formed with at least one hole in accordance with a prescribed pickguard hole-location pattern; and the plastic cover being formed with at least one hole in accordance with a cover hole-location pattern which is identical to the prescribed pickguard hole-location pattern. 31. A method of making a cover for static clinging attachment thereof to a preassembled stringed instrument, which comprises the steps of: forming a plastic sheet having a static cling property; determining a cover perimeter pattern for a perimeter of the plastic sheet; determining the configuration of a mount of the preassembled stringed instrument, which extends in an outward direction from the top toward strings of the preassembled stringed instrument, and which is to remain exposed after the cover is in static clinging assembly with the preassembled stringed instrument; determining the location of the mount with respect to the cover perimeter pattern of the plastic sheet; and selectively shaping the plastic sheet to form the perimeter of the cover in the cover perimeter pattern and to form a hole in the plastic sheet in the configuration of the mount and at the location of the mount with respect to the cover perimeter pattern. 32. The method as set forth in claim 31, which further comprises the step of: forming an open passage in the plastic sheet which is in communication with the hole and which extends from the hole through the perimeter of the cover. 33. The method as set forth in claim 31, which further comprises the step of: attaching a pickguard to the top of the preassembled stringed instrument, where the pickguard is formed with a prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern, and wherein the cover perimeter pattern is the same as the prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern. 34. The method as set forth in claim 31, which further comprises the step of: applying a graphic design to a surface of the plastic sheet; and retaining at least portions of the graphic design on a surface of the cover after the plastic sheet has been shaped to form the cover, where the graphic design will be visible after the cover has been placed in static clinging attachment to the preassembled stringed instrument. 35. The method as set forth in claim 34, wherein the step of applying a graphic design further comprises the step of: applying the graphic design in a multi-colored array. 36. A method of making a cover for static clinging attachment thereof to a pickguard attached to a top of a preassembled stringed instrument, wherein a perimeter of the pickguard is formed in a prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern, and with a plurality of holes located in accordance with a prescribed pickguard hole-location pattern established with respect to the prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern, which comprises the steps of: forming a plastic sheet having a static cling property; and selectively shaping the plastic sheet to form the cover, with a perimeter of the cover being in a cover perimeter pattern, which is the same as the prescribed pickguard perimeter pattern, and with a plurality of openings of the cover being in accordance with a cover hole-location pattern, which is the same as the prescribed pickguard hole-location pattern. 37. A method of assembling a cover with a preassembled guitar having a body, a top, at least one pickup extending in a direction outward from the top, and strings over the pickup, with the strings being spaced from the at least one pickup by a prescribed pickup-to-strings space having a prescribed pickup-to-strings distance, which comprises the steps of: forming the cover from a plastic sheet having a static cling property and having a thickness dimension which is less than the prescribed pickup-to-strings distance; forming a hole through the cover in a configuration complementary to a configuration of the pickup; moving the cover within the prescribed pickup-to-strings space to position the cover between the pickup and the strings; and moving the positioned cover toward and into engagement with the preassembled guitar so that the hole is positioned about the pickup, and the cover is attached to the preassembled guitar by the static cling property of the cover. 38. The method as set forth in claim 37, which further comprises the step of: applying a graphic design to one surface of the plastic sheet, with a portion of the graphic design remaining on one surface of the cover for visible display following assembly of the cover with the preassembled guitar. 39. A method of assembling a cover with a preassembled guitar having a body, a top, and strings, with spaced portions of a section of the strings being attached at opposite ends thereof to spaced portions of the guitar, and with the section of the strings and the top forming a prescribed space therebetween and separated by a prescribed distance, which comprises the steps of: forming the cover from a plastic sheet having a static cling property and having a thickness dimension which is less than the prescribed distance; positioning the cover within the prescribed space to locate the cover as a positioned cover between the top and the section of the strings; moving the positioned cover toward and into engagement with the top; and attaching the positioned cover to the top by the static cling property of the cover. 40. The method as set forth in claim 39, which further comprises the step of: forming the plastic sheet from a flexible material. 41. A cover f or assembly with a preassembled stringed instrument having a top and pre-strung strings secured to the instrument at spaced portions of the strings, with sections of the pre-strung strings, which extend between the spaced portions thereof, extending over a portion of the top of the instrument to form a space between the top and the section of the pre-strung strings, which comprises: a configured plastic sheet having a static cling property to facilitate direct removable static-cling securance of the sheet to at least a portion of the top between the top and the sections of the pre-strung strings of the preassembled stringed instrument; and the configured plastic sheet being formed with a prescribed thickness which facilitates movement of the sheet within the space between the top and the sections of the pre-strung strings, and direct placement of at least portions of the sheet onto the at least a portion of the top, as the cover is removably static-cling secured with the top of the preassembled stringed instrument.
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