Button Fretboard Assembly For An Instrument
First Claim
1. An assembly for an instrument, the assembly comprising:
- a fretboard having a width, a length, a top surface, frets projecting from the top surface and spaced apart along the length, strings arranged above the top surface across the width, and recesses formed into the fretboard between the frets and below the strings;
a button is carried in each recess for reciprocal movement along an axis between a raised position and a depressed position;
in the depressed position, the button is in contact with one of the strings and depresses the one of the strings against a proximate fret; and
in the raised position, the button is out of contact with the one of the strings.
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Abstract
An assembly for an instrument includes a fretboard having a width, a length, a top surface, frets projecting from the top surface and spaced apart along the length, strings arranged above the top surface across the width, and recesses formed into the fretboard between the frets and below the strings. A button is carried in each recess for reciprocal movement along an axis between a raised position and a depressed position. In the depressed position, the button is in contact with one of the strings and depresses the one of the strings against a proximate fret. In the raised position, the button is out of contact with the one of the strings.
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20 Claims
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1. An assembly for an instrument, the assembly comprising:
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a fretboard having a width, a length, a top surface, frets projecting from the top surface and spaced apart along the length, strings arranged above the top surface across the width, and recesses formed into the fretboard between the frets and below the strings; a button is carried in each recess for reciprocal movement along an axis between a raised position and a depressed position; in the depressed position, the button is in contact with one of the strings and depresses the one of the strings against a proximate fret; and in the raised position, the button is out of contact with the one of the strings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An assembly for an instrument, the assembly comprising:
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a fretboard having a width, a length, a top surface, frets projecting from the top surface and spaced apart along the length, and strings arranged above the top surface across the width; between adjacent frets, recesses formed into the fretboard below the strings; in each of the recesses between adjacent frets, a button is carried for reciprocal movement between a raised position and a depressed position; in the depressed position, the button is in contact with one of the strings and depresses the one of the strings against a proximate fret; and in the raised position, the button is out of contact with the one of the strings. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An assembly for an instrument, the assembly comprising:
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a fretboard having a width, a length, a top surface, frets projecting from the top surface and spaced apart along the length, strings arranged above the top surface across the width, and recesses formed into the fretboard between the frets and below the strings, wherein the recesses include a cavity and a peripheral slot in communication with the cavity; a button is carried in each recess for reciprocal movement between a raised position and a depressed position, the button having a body and a finger extending from the body; in the depressed position, the button is in contact with one of the strings and depresses the one of the strings against a proximate fret; in the raised position, the button is out of contact with the one of the strings; and the body of the button is received in the cavity, the finger of the button is received in the slot, and the slot limits movement of the button in directions other than along the axis during movement between the depressed and raised positions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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