US 11,881,194 B1
Folding marimba having reduced length
Jimmie Ray Melhart, McAllen, TX (US)
Assigned to Jim Melhart Piano and Organ Company, McAllen, TX (US)
Filed by Jim Melhart Piano and Organ Company, McAllen, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/666,314.
Application 17/666,314 is a continuation of application No. 17/154,435, filed on Jan. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,244,662.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/965,658, filed on Jan. 24, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10D 13/09 (2020.01); G10D 13/10 (2020.01)
CPC G10D 13/09 (2020.02) [G10D 13/10 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marimba comprising:
a first set of spaced apart rails;
a first set of tone bars suspended from the first set of spaced apart rails;
a second set of spaced apart rails; and
a second set of tone bars suspended from the second set of spaced apart rails;
wherein the first and second sets of spaced apart rails are configured for hinged rotation about a hinge line such that the marimba is configurable in an unfolded configuration having a first length and a folded configuration having a second length that is less than the first length.