US1424296A

US1424296A - Banjo

Info

Publication number: US1424296A
Application number: US463379A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gardie Paul
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1921-04-21
Filing date: 1921-04-21
Publication date: 1922-08-01
Anticipated expiration: 1939-08-01

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL GARDIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BANJO.

Application filed. April 21,

specification and shown in the'accompany- 111g drawings, in which:

Figure l is a front elevation of a banjo head; and

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 of Fig. 1. p

The body of the banjo consists of an annular rim 10 to which is secured a usual neck 11. A dished bowl 12 which iscomposed preferably of number of thin layers of wood glued together is supported upon the upper edge of the rim 10. The upper edge of this rim is also preferably correspond ingly dished to fit the bowl 12.

The flanged metal rim 1% fits over the edge of the rim 10 and bears upon the top of the bowl 12 in a curved line preferably over the inner edge of the rim 10. v

A head 1% is placed over the flange 13 and turns back over the ring 15 which holds the head snugly over the outer edge of the flange 13. An annular band 16 is placed over the ring 15 and is held down by a number of pins 1'5" which pass through brackets 18. These brackets have pins 19 which pass through holes in the rim 10 and are held thereon by means of screws 20. The pins.

1'? are threaded at their lower end to receive the adjusting nuts21. j i

It will thus be seen that the head 14: and the bowl 12 are held upon the rim by these nuts 2]..

Strings 22 are mounted upon the banjo in any desired manner and pass over the bridge 23 which rests upon the head M. An opening 24 is formed in the head beneath the strings 22 and between the bridge 23 and the neck 11. i i

This banjo produces a tone of greatly improved quality,is simple and inexpensive to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1922. 1921. Serial No. 463,379.

manufacture and is easily and quickly assembled or disassembled.

While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood thatit is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invent on as disclosed in the appended claims, in which itis my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible inview of the prior art.

What I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v

l. A ban o comprising a frame having an annular rim, a head stretched over said frame, an opening in said head,*and a bowl supported between said head and rim and completely closing the space within said run. i I

2. A banjo comprising a frame having an annular run, a bowl supported upon the upper edge of the rim, a flanged member surrounding the rim and having a depressed lip overlying said bowl, a head stretched over the edge of said flanged member and '75 means for holding said head thereon.

banjo comprising a frame having an annular rim, a concave-convex bowl of sub stantially uniform. thickness throughout supported upon the upperedge of therim, a flanged member surrounding the rim and having a depressed lip overlying saidbowl, a head stretched over the edge of said flanged member and means for holding said head thereon. I I

4. A banjo comprising a frame having an annular rim, a concave-convex bowl of substantially uniform thickness and convexity, supported upon the upper edge of the rim, a flanged member surrounding the rim and having a depressed lip overlying said bowl, a head stretched over the edge of I said flanged member and means for holding said head thereon.

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m rk Witness to mark: a J, M. KELLY.