EP0332062B1 - Etui für ein Streich- oder Zupfinstrument - Google Patents

Etui für ein Streich- oder Zupfinstrument Download PDF

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EP0332062B1
EP0332062B1 EP89103717A EP89103717A EP0332062B1 EP 0332062 B1 EP0332062 B1 EP 0332062B1 EP 89103717 A EP89103717 A EP 89103717A EP 89103717 A EP89103717 A EP 89103717A EP 0332062 B1 EP0332062 B1 EP 0332062B1
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case
cover
instrument
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case portion
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Dieter Walther
Walter Dipl.-Ing. Uhr
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Georg Walther Musikinstrumente Etui- und Taschenfabrik GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10G—REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
    • G10G7/00—Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings
    • G10G7/005—Carrying cases for musical instruments

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  • the invention relates to a case for a string or plucking instrument. It was especially developed for a cello, but, as proven after use, it is also suitable for storing plucked instruments, especially guitars.
  • Such a case consists of a main case in which the instrument can be detachably fastened, for example by means of straps, and a hinged lid which is connected to the main case by means of hinges and can be closed by means of a plurality of closure elements.
  • the hinges are located on a longitudinal frame of the cover and the main body part, so that the case with the main body part is opened lying on the floor or a storage surface in order to remove the bowed instrument. If it is a case for a relatively large instrument, it can be seen that there is a relatively large area for opening the case must be available, which is not always the case in an orchestra room. Often it should also be perceived as annoying that the case can be opened in a stooped position if there is no suitable storage space, for example in the form of a table.
  • a case for a cello has already been proposed that can be opened in the state standing upright on the narrow side on the barbed side, so that only a little space is required to open the case.
  • the cover is hinged to the main body part at a considerable distance above the barbed base, so that the case has a lower, circumferentially closed receiving pocket into which the cello is placed from above and from which the cello can be removed in a corresponding manner.
  • these two processes are quite cumbersome to carry out, and there is a further disadvantage of the known case that it is unstable when opened, so that it must be held.
  • the cover covers the bridge side of the instrument with the sensitive strings so that they can be damaged by the cover.
  • the present invention has for its object to develop a case of the type under consideration so that its handling is easier and the string or plucking instrument contained therein is largely protected from damage.
  • the hinges are on the barbed base, i.e. arranged on the barbed sides of the main body of the case and the cover, so that the pivot axis of the cover lies essentially in the lower base.
  • At least two pairs of opposing individually height-adjustable and detachable pads are arranged on the inside of the longitudinal sides of the main body part of the case, which receive the instrument in a light press fit.
  • the instrument is thus held on the side, ie on the sides of the body, while it should otherwise have no contact with the inside wall of the case.
  • the pads are particularly easy and convenient to attach to and remove from the main body of the case, eg using Velcro strips.
  • a substantially U-shaped holder for the fingerboard or the neck of the instrument is also expediently provided, the lateral webs of the holder should have, at their ends, facing thickenings which elastically engage behind the fingerboard or the neck.
  • This holder is an additional safety measure that prevents the instrument, which is held between the side pads, from moving in the direction of the cover.
  • a circumferential inner seal and outer seal protruding from the edge area of the frame of the lid are attached.
  • the edge region of the main body part is received in this space between the two seals, the edge edges of the main part and the cover abutting one another when the case is closed.
  • the two spaced seals are expediently glued inside and outside to the edge region of the frame.
  • the lid is slightly arched in the side view of the longitudinal sides when the cover is open, this curvature being concave with respect to the main body of the case.
  • This configuration has the consequence that the case according to the invention is inevitably closable, since, due to the concave curvature, the edge region of the frame of the main body part continuously from bottom to top between the spaced inner and outer seals of the lid is picked up so that the marginal edges of the main body of the case and the lid rest against each other without errors.
  • the lid has a slight pretension, which has no adverse effect.
  • the case according to the invention is thus quick and easy to close, while in the cases known hitherto, a positive closure is often only achieved after repeated attempts with the actuation of numerous closure elements.
  • a positive closure is often only achieved after repeated attempts with the actuation of numerous closure elements.
  • considerably fewer closure elements are required in the case according to the invention, since these only serve to securely fasten the cover, but do not have to cause the form fit between the cover and main body part.
  • the case according to the invention therefore comes with four closure elements.
  • the schematically illustrated case consists of a case main part 1 and a cover 2, which are pivotally connected to one another via hinges 3, which are only indicated in the figure.
  • the hinges 3 are attached to the spine-side narrow side of the surrounding frames 4 of the main body part 1 and 5 of the cover 2, so that the case can be opened over its entire length in an upright state on the narrow side 6.
  • the case rests on fittings 7 which protrude downwards over the narrow side 6 on the barbed side.
  • the mutual pivoting movement of the main body part 1 and the cover 2 is limited by a holding band 8.
  • the case assumes a stable upright position overall, both the case main part 1 and the lid 2 being pivoted out of the vertical position, so that the case does not have to be held in this position.
  • the main case 1 consists of the peripheral frame 4 and the bottom 9, which is shaped corresponding to the web side of the instrument to be recorded.
  • the lid 2 consists of the peripheral frame 5 and an essentially flat bottom 10, which covers the bottom side of the instrument. This means that the case on the back of the instrument housed in it is opened, giving it increased protection.
  • a holder 13 is attached to the bottom of the main case part 1 and has two spaced apart webs 14 with thickened portions 15 facing one another at their free ends.
  • the webs 14 have such an elasticity that they are slightly spread apart by a fingerboard or neck which passes between them and which they then loosely engage behind with the thickenings 15.
  • the cover 2 of the case as the dashed line 16 in FIG. 2 indicates schematically and exaggeratedly, has a slight curvature in the open, ie de-energized state, which increasingly points away from the main part 1 of the case on the spine-side base.
  • a circumferential inner seal 17 and outer seal 18 are glued to the free edge region of the frame 5, which protrude beyond the edge of the frame 5 and form an intermediate space 19 for receiving the edge of the frame 4 of the main body part 1.

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EP89103717A 1988-03-08 1989-03-03 Etui für ein Streich- oder Zupfinstrument Expired - Lifetime EP0332062B1 (de)

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AT89103717T ATE99823T1 (de) 1988-03-08 1989-03-03 Etui fuer ein streich- oder zupfinstrument.

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DE3807481A DE3807481C1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1988-03-08 1988-03-08

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EP0332062A2 EP0332062A2 (de) 1989-09-13
EP0332062A3 EP0332062A3 (de) 1992-03-04
EP0332062B1 true EP0332062B1 (de) 1994-01-05

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GB152482A (en) * 1919-09-01 1920-10-21 Charles William Gould Improvements in and connected with cases for musical instruments
GB348203A (en) * 1930-02-14 1931-05-14 Henry Riley & Sons Ltd Improvements relating to cases for violins and similar instruments
FR714356A (fr) * 1930-07-21 1931-11-13 Housse de violoncelle
DE8305831U1 (de) * 1983-03-02 1983-07-14 Gromm, Hans-Joachim, 2110 Buchholz Mehrzweck-instrumentenkoffer
US4531632A (en) * 1984-04-19 1985-07-30 Weber Leroy D Case for stringed instrument
GB2180220B (en) * 1985-08-31 1989-07-05 Brynn Anthony Hiscox Method of making a case

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DE3807481C1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1989-03-16
EP0332062A2 (de) 1989-09-13
ATE99823T1 (de) 1994-01-15

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