US 12,136,404 B2
String tensioner for musical instrument
Cosmos Lyles, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Cosmos Lyles, New York, NY (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/663,598.
Application 17/663,598 is a continuation of application No. 17/099,775, filed on Nov. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,335,305.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/936,292, filed on Nov. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0277711 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G10D 3/147 (2020.01); G10D 1/08 (2006.01); G10D 3/12 (2020.01)
CPC G10D 3/147 (2020.02) [G10D 1/085 (2013.01); G10D 3/12 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stringed musical instrument, comprising:
a musical string having first and second ends;
a first receiver adapted to receive the first end and hold the first end in a position;
a string mounting system having a second receiver adapted to receive the second end, the second receiver being movable toward and away from the first receiver, the string mounting system having a contact portion that moves with the second receiver; and
a stop that does not move with the second receiver, the stop interposed in a path of the contact portion so as to prevent the contact portion from moving toward the first receiver past the stop;
wherein the stop comprises a flexible member supported on at least one side of the path of the contact portion.