IP Library Granted Patent US 9,343,047
Granted Patent B2
US 9,343,047 · App. 13/864,379 · Granted May 17, 2016

High performance guitar bridge pins

Inventors: William Gray (Los Angeles, CA); Allen Chance (Los Angeles, CA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,343,047
App. No.
13/864,379
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Guitar bridge pins are formed of hard materials shaped to mechanically cooperate with standard guitar bridge configurations. Either molded or machined into a prescribed shape, guitar bridge pins fit into tapered shaped holes of most common guitar bridges. Guitar bridge pins of these systems include a main body portion into which a recess seat is formed. Further a string via is arranged from the recess seat to an exit aperture, the string via provides a path through which a guitar string may pass. These guitar pins provide a high-performance system for mounting and fixing guitar strings at the bridge of a standard guitar. Specifically these bridge pin devices include at least four major integrated elements including a main body, a recess seat, a string via and a stud element. Additionally, these bridge pin systems may also include cooperating spacing and locking washers which may be used in conjunction with threaded fasteners. When fastened to a guitar bridge as prescribed, these bridge pins securely couple guitar strings there to while additionally holding together a bridge assembly including the bridge plate, sound board and bridge.

Claims (10)

1. Guitar bridge pins comprising:

a main body element having a via formed therein through which a guitar string may pass, and a coupling stud, said coupling stud is formed as a conic section having a mechanical coupling which cooperates with a guitar bridge,

said coupling stud is integrated with said main body as a single piece element, said mechanical coupling is characterized as including a threaded fastener.

2. Guitar bridge pins of claim 1 , further comprising a complementary threaded fastener.

3. Guitar bridge pins of claim 2 , further comprising lock and spacer type washers.

4. Guitar bridge pins of claim 1 , said via is fashioned as a hole.

5. Guitar bridge pins of claim 1 , wherein via is fashioned as a slot.

6. Guitar bridge pins of claim 1 , further comprising a recess seat formed into said main body.

7. Guitar bridge pins of claim 6 , said recess seat is formed in a shape complementary with respect to a guitar string ball end.

8. Guitar bridge pins of claim 2 , said mechanical coupling is arranged whereby a compression force is exerted upon a guitar bridge, bridge plate and sound board such that these are compressed and held firmly together.

Continuity (1)
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