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A viola/violin shoulder rest includes a first pad and a second pad made of soft foamed plastic material. A retainer is fixed between the first pad and the second pad. Each of the first pad and the second pad is formed with a sound reflection area which is a through hole. The sound reflection area of the first pad is alternatively stuffed with a natural sponge block. The sponge block is selectively coated at its top a gold foil. A number of feet made of silicon gel are fixed on the first pad in delta arrangement. A number of fastening posts are disposed on an upper surface of the retainer. A resilient band extends through where between the retainer and the second pad for the viola/violin player to deliver optimal sound color and quality.

Titel:	Viola/violin shoulder rest
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person:	Twu, Hwei-Ming
Link:	View record in USPTO Patent Grants (Volltext)
Veröffentlichung:	2010
Medientyp:	Patent
Sonstiges:	Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Grants Sprachen: English Patent Number: 7,659,463 Publication Date: February 09, 2010 Appl. No: 11/619519 Application Filed: January 03, 2007 Claim: 1. A viola/violin shoulder rest comprising a first pad and a second pad; each of the first pad and the second pad being made of soft foamed plastic material and in the form of a triangle; a retainer being disposed between the first and the second pads; each of the first pad and the second pad being disposed with a sound reflection area defined by a through hole; a plurality of feet made of silicon gel being fixed on the first pad in delta arrangement; and a resilient band extending through where between the retainer and the second pad. Claim: 2. The viola/violin shoulder rest as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sound reflection area of the first pad is stuffed with a piece of a natural sponge block. Claim: 3. The viola/violin shoulder rest as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the top of the natural sponge block is coated with a gold foil. Claim: 4. The viola/violin shoulder rest as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the feet indicates a ball shape. Claim: 5. The viola/violin shoulder rest as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of fixation holes are disposed on the first pad and the second pad; the retainer is provided with a plurality of fastening posts corresponding in position to the fixation holes; each fastening post is disposed with a threaded hole to receive a screw; and a recess is disposed on the top of the screw to receive the foot. Claim: 6. The viola/violin shoulder rest as claimed in claim 1 , wherein two groove are disposed on a top surface of the first pad to accommodate the resilient band. Claim: 7. The viola/violin shoulder rest as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the soft foamed plastic material of the second pad is harder than that of the first pad. Claim: 8. The viola/violin shoulder rest as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second pad has an arc bottom surface. Current U.S. Class: 84/280 Patent References Cited: 908541 January 1909 Becker ; 1156925 October 1915 Poehland ; 1756676 April 1930 Colbentson ; 2064925 December 1936 Kolitsch ; 2110023 March 1938 Mcgowan ; 2208824 July 1940 Weinberg ; 2248854 July 1941 Delos et al. ; 2489101 November 1949 Mills ; 3690211 September 1972 Long ; 3896694 July 1975 Goldner ; 4084477 April 1978 Dominguez ; 4884487 December 1989 Feldkamp ; 5377573 January 1995 Tretick ; 5507213 April 1996 Beseke ; 5585581 December 1996 Rogers ; 5617595 April 1997 Landi et al. ; 5883315 March 1999 Kaplan et al. ; 6143964 November 2000 Chen ; 6239337 May 2001 Stein ; 6356448 March 2002 DiBene et al. ; 6624346 September 2003 Standish ; 7064258 June 2006 Mea ; 7226484 June 2007 Chen ; 7262352 August 2007 Lavorata ; 7492598 February 2009 Narasimhan et al. ; 2003/0025363 February 2003 Gaggiola ; 2003/0041718 March 2003 Standish ; 2008/0156169 July 2008 Twu ; 2009/0016843 January 2009 Komsitsky et al. Other References: Spacers and Standoffs, © 2004, widely used and distributed for fastening posts, viewed Mar. 24, 2009 at www.aboveboardelectronics.com/hardware/Spacers-standoffs.htm. cited by examiner ; Triangle Shaped Mouse Pad, © 2005-2009, The Executive Advertising, teaching a pad in triangle shape, viewed Mar. 24, 2009 at www.theexecutiveadvertising.com/triangleshapedmousepad.aspx. cited by examiner ; Play on Air Shouldter Rests, corresponds to Goldner (U. S. Patent 3,896,694), viewed Mar. 24, 2009 at www.stamellstring.com/pages/SR—VN—PlayNairDlux.html. cited by examiner ; Stand-off Spacers, © 2003 Seastrom Manufacturing, example of fastening posts, viewed Mar. 24, 2009 at www.seastrom-mfg.com/seastrom—manufacturing—catalog/Engineering/eng.standoffspacers.htm. cited by examiner Assistant Examiner: Horn, Robert W Primary Examiner: Donels, Jeffrey Attorney, Agent or Firm: WPAT, P.C. ; King, Anthony ; Yang, Kay

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