US 12,073,811 B2
Tuning pin tool
James Boustead Seery, Newcastle upon Tyne (GB)
Appl. No. 17/766,294
Filed by James Boustead Seery, Newcastle upon Tyne (GB)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/052447
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/064429, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1914298 (GB), filed on Oct. 3, 2019; application No. 1916642 (GB), filed on Nov. 15, 2019; and application No. PCT/GB2020/052434 (WO), filed on Oct. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0054977 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. G10C 9/00 (2019.01); G10C 3/106 (2019.01)
CPC G10C 9/00 (2013.01) [G10C 3/106 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool for fitting to a tuning pin of an instrument for inhibiting movement of the tuning pin, said tool comprising:
a single piece of wire comprising:
a tuning pin engaging portion formed by a coil of the single piece of wire that defines a through hole for engaging a tuning pin, and
at least one flexible resilient arm that is integral with and extends from the tuning pin engaging portion, wherein the at least one flexible resilient arm is configured, in use, to engage with other tuning pins adjacent to the tuning pin to inhibit movement of the tuning pin.
 
12. A tool for fitting to a tuning pin of an instrument for inhibiting movement of the tuning pin, said tool comprising:
a tuning pin engaging portion comprising a through hole for engaging a tuning pin, and
a plurality of flexible resilient arms extending from the tuning pin engaging portion and configured, in use, to engage with other tuning pins adjacent to the tuning pin to inhibit movement of the tuning pin; and
wherein the flexible resilient arms further comprise a coiled region.