Improved capo

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G10D 3/00 (2006.01) G10D 3/04 (2006.01)

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CA 2288251

An improved capo for use with various stringed instruments is provided. The capo comprises a frame (6) having a top arm (7) to contact the strings and a side arm (8), with a jaw member (31) and a lever member (50) both pivotally attached to the side arm. The jaw member contacts the back of the instrument neck when the capo is closed. Mounted on the lever member is a flexible member (70), having a follower surface that contacts the lower surface of the jaw member during the closing action of the capo and while the capo is closed. An adjustable stop (52) passes through the lever member such that one end of the adjustable stop contacts the lower surface of the flexible member to urge the follower surface into contact with the lower surface of the jaw member. The improved capo of the invention, is easier to attach and remove than capos of the prior art, maintains better alignment between the jaw member and the lever member, is less subject to frictional wear, and optimizes the degree of dropoff along the entire useable range of the capo.

L'invention concerne un capodastre amélioré utilisé avec divers instruments à cordes. Le capodastre comporte un cadre (6) qui présente un bras supérieur (7) entrant en contact avec les cordes, et un bras latéral (8), et est équipé d'un élément de mâchoire (31) et d'un élément de levier (50) fixés pivotants au bras latéral. L'élément de mâchoire est en contact avec l'arrière du manche de l'instrument lorsque le capodastre est fermé. Un élément flexible (70) monté sur l'élément de levier présente une surface butoir entrant en contact avec la surface inférieure de l'élément de mâchoire au cours de la fermeture du capodastre, et lorsque celui-ci est fermé. Une vis d'arrêt (52) ajustable passe à travers l'élément de levier, de sorte qu'une extrémité de la vis d'arrêt touche la surface inférieure de l'élément flexible de façon à forcer la surface de butoir à entrer en contact avec la surface inférieure de l'élément de mâchoire. Le capodastre amélioré de l'invention est plus facile à fixer et à enlever que des capodastres actuels, permet de maintenir un meilleur alignement entre l'élément de mâchoire et l'élément de levier, est moins sujet à une usure de frottement et permet d'optimiser le degré de relâchement de pression sur toute l'étendue utilisable du capodastre.

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