Musical instrument capo

• US 3,933,073 A
• Filed: 04/24/1975
• Issued: 01/20/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Marvin H. Hutchins
• Original Assignee: Marvin H. Hutchins
• Inventors: Hutchins, Marvin H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Franklin, Lawrence R.
• Application Number:
  US05/571,072
• Time in Patent Office: 271 Days
• Field of Search: 84/318
• US Class Current: 84/318
• CPC Class Codes: G10D 3/053 Capos, i.e. capo tastos

Abstract

This device consists primarily of an L-shaped configurated body having one leg hollow and in which is slidably received a spring loaded bar carrying a rubber sleeve thereon for automatically depressing the strings of a musical instrument, downward upon the neck of the instrument and the body of the device is padded with foam rubber so as to prevent marring the finish of the neck.

Claims

1. A musical instrument capo for changing the key stringed instruments, comprising, an L-shaped body, an L-shaped slide bar slidably carried within said body with cap means and spring means for operating, a rubber sleeve carried upon said slide bar and protective padding secured to said capo for protecting the neck of the instrument.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein one leg of said L-shaped body of said capo is hollow and slidably receives said slide bar, said body of said capo having step means in the outer peripheral apex corner, said slide bar having spring means thereon, said spring urging against said step at one end and urging against a retaining cap at the opposite end.

3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein the opposite leg of said slide bar frictionally engages the interior peripheral surface of a rubber sleeve, said rubber sleeve urging against the strings of said instrument when said capo was in place upon the neck of said instrument and the interior peripheral area of said body of said device is secured fixedly to foam rubber padding which abuts with said neck of said musical instrument.