US 12,142,252 B2
Modular pickup apparatus
David Hesketh, London (GB)
Filed by David Hesketh, London (GB)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/470,355.
Application 18/470,355 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2023/050349, filed on Jan. 9, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2200286 (GB), filed on Jan. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0087551 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G10H 3/18 (2006.01); G10D 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC G10H 3/181 (2013.01) [G10D 1/085 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pickup holder for use with a stringed musical instrument, comprising:
a housing, the housing comprising a cavity for receiving a pickup device within the housing, a first leg, a second leg, and a transverse portion connecting the first leg to the second leg, the first leg and the second leg being arranged to straddle strings of the stringed musical instrument;
engagement means for holding the pickup device in the cavity to form an over-string pickup, wherein the engagement means comprises a plurality of screws arranged for placement through apertures on the transverse portion of the housing so as to engage a corresponding plurality of threaded apertures on the pickup device, to thereby hold the pickup device in the cavity;
and
fastening means for attaching the pickup holder to at least one mount, the mount being engageable with the body of the stringed instrument; and
a resilient bias means located between the transverse portion and a pickup device in the cavity.