US 12,080,259 B2
Vibrato mechanism
Andrew Taylor Powers, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to Taylor-Listug, Inc., El Cajon, CA (US)
Filed by TAYLOR-LISTUG, INC., El Cajon, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/649,729.
Prior Publication US 2023/0245634 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. G10D 3/153 (2020.01)
CPC G10D 3/153 (2020.02) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vibrato mechanism, comprising:
a bar comprising a plurality of segments, wherein:
each respective segment of the plurality of segments is configured to connect to a respective string of a plurality of strings of a string instrument;
a first segment of the plurality of segments has a first size and is configured to connect to a first string of the plurality of strings having a first tension; and
a second segment of the plurality of segments has a second size that is different than the first size and is configured to connect to a second string of the plurality of strings having a second tension that is different than the first tension; and
an actuator arm that is operatively connected to the bar such that the actuator arm, when engaged, causes the bar to rotate about its longitudinal axis, wherein the bar comprises a first stop protrusion that is configured to contact a second stop protrusion attached to the vibrato mechanism when the actuator arm is not engaged, and wherein pressure from a spring presses the first stop protrusion and the second stop protrusion against one another when the actuator arm is not engaged.