WO2009007871A1 - Case for musical instruments - Google Patents

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WO2009007871A1
WO2009007871A1 PCT/IB2008/052615 IB2008052615W WO2009007871A1 WO 2009007871 A1 WO2009007871 A1 WO 2009007871A1 IB 2008052615 W IB2008052615 W IB 2008052615W WO 2009007871 A1 WO2009007871 A1 WO 2009007871A1
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case
amplifier
musical instruments
acoustic diffuser
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Gianfranco Bastreghi
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Gianfranco Bastreghi
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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 present invention refers to a case for musical instruments, in particular to a case for electric guitars or basses.
  • Cases for transporting musical instruments have always been widespread. Cases of different materials exist, for example made of leather, wood, plastic, metal and others.
  • GB 2 336 064 discloses a case which incorporates inside it, on the edge thereof, the amplifier and at the centre of one of its sides a diffuser.
  • the arrangement provided by said patent carries with it volume adjustment difficulties, given the distance between player and knobs, making adjustment while playing music impossible.
  • the drawbacks set forth above are brilliantly solved by the present invention, consisting of a semirigid or rigid case for musical instruments comprising inside at least one amplifier and at least one acoustic diffuser, characterised in that said amplifiers and acoustic diffusers are located close to one another.
  • fig. 1 is a top plan view of a case according to the present invention
  • fig. 2 is a perspective view of the case according to the present invention, open and containing the instrument
  • fig. 3 is a similar view to that of fig. 2, but without the instrument.
  • semirigid or rigid case 1 comprises a box 2 whereto a cover 4 is hinged in 3. Said case can be easily transported by means of a handle 5.
  • an amplifier 6 and an acoustic diffuser 7 are arranged.
  • the inside of the case is completed by a space 8 for a musical instrument 9 and by compartments 10 and 11 for storing accessories.
  • case 1 serves to contain and protect instrument 9 like any known-type case.
  • instrument 9 the case can be opened and stood vertically, as shown in fig. 2, suitably connecting in a known way instrument 9 to amplifier 6.
  • acoustic diffuser 7 is maintained upright, so as not to produce annoying vibrations, and amplifier 6 next to it is at an accessible height for the player to be able to adjust the sound without having to move and, especially, to bend; in fact, he will be able to test the sound and adjust it without needing to move.
  • a case of this type is extremely practical for domestic use or for small impromptu concerts, especially of the amateur type, without requiring heavy and bulky equipment to be transported and can be transportable by any means, including by bicycle and train or underground.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For Music (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Table Devices Or Equipment (AREA)
  • Stringed Musical Instruments (AREA)

Abstract

A case (1) for musical instruments (9) comprising inside at least one amplifier (6) and at least one acoustic diffuser (7) is disclosed. Said amplifier (6) and acoustic diffuser (7) are located close to one another.

Description

CASE FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
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The present invention refers to a case for musical instruments, in particular to a case for electric guitars or basses.
The use of cases for transporting musical instruments has always been widespread. Cases of different materials exist, for example made of leather, wood, plastic, metal and others.
Already for several decades, electric instruments linked through a suitable cable to an amplifier to transmit the sound to the public have been known, in particular electric guitars and basses. In turn the amplifier is further connected to one or more acoustic diffusers. In general, diffusers and amplifier are rather bulky equipment, especially to be transported, so that the use of instruments of this kind is, in practice, limited.
GB 2 336 064 discloses a case which incorporates inside it, on the edge thereof, the amplifier and at the centre of one of its sides a diffuser. The arrangement provided by said patent carries with it volume adjustment difficulties, given the distance between player and knobs, making adjustment while playing music impossible.
The drawbacks set forth above are brilliantly solved by the present invention, consisting of a semirigid or rigid case for musical instruments comprising inside at least one amplifier and at least one acoustic diffuser, characterised in that said amplifiers and acoustic diffusers are located close to one another.
The present invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: fig. 1 is a top plan view of a case according to the present invention; fig. 2 is a perspective view of the case according to the present invention, open and containing the instrument; and fig. 3 is a similar view to that of fig. 2, but without the instrument.
As can be seen in the drawings, semirigid or rigid case 1, according to the present invention, comprises a box 2 whereto a cover 4 is hinged in 3. Said case can be easily transported by means of a handle 5.
Next to an end of cover 4 (but the same would apply if it was an end of box 2) an amplifier 6 and an acoustic diffuser 7 are arranged. The inside of the case is completed by a space 8 for a musical instrument 9 and by compartments 10 and 11 for storing accessories.
During transfers, case 1 serves to contain and protect instrument 9 like any known-type case. When one wants to use instrument 9, the case can be opened and stood vertically, as shown in fig. 2, suitably connecting in a known way instrument 9 to amplifier 6. By this arrangement, acoustic diffuser 7 is maintained upright, so as not to produce annoying vibrations, and amplifier 6 next to it is at an accessible height for the player to be able to adjust the sound without having to move and, especially, to bend; in fact, he will be able to test the sound and adjust it without needing to move. A case of this type is extremely practical for domestic use or for small impromptu concerts, especially of the amateur type, without requiring heavy and bulky equipment to be transported and can be transportable by any means, including by bicycle and train or underground.

Claims

1) Semirigid or rigid case (1) for musical instruments (9) comprising inside at least one amplifier (6) and at least one acoustic diffuser (7), characterised in that said amplifier (6) and acoustic diffuser (7) are located close to one another.
2) Case (1) as claimed in claim 1), characterised in that said amplifier (6) and acoustic diffuser (7) are arranged close to one end of a cover (4) of said case.
3) Case as claimed in claim 1), characterised in that said amplifier (6) and said acoustic diffuser (7) are arranged next to one end of the box (2) .
4) Case (1) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the inside of the case is completed by a space (8) for a musical instrument (9) .
PCT/IB2008/052615 2007-07-06 2008-06-30 Case for musical instruments WO2009007871A1 (en)

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ITMI2007U000240 2007-07-06
ITMI20070240 ITMI20070240U1 (en) 2007-07-06 2007-07-06 CASE FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

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WO2012108550A1 (en) * 2011-02-10 2012-08-16 Yuhara Toshimitsu Musical instrument case
JP2014078046A (en) * 2014-02-04 2014-05-01 Toshimitsu Yuhara Guitar case
US11186527B2 (en) 2012-06-22 2021-11-30 Ait Austrian Institute Of Technology Gmbh Method for producing plant seed containing endophytic micro-organisms

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US2226900A (en) * 1939-03-20 1940-12-31 Delbert J Dickerson Combination carrying case and sound amplifier for stringed electrical instruments
US2231235A (en) * 1938-11-09 1941-02-11 Chester T Weir Case for electrophonic instruments
US5590771A (en) * 1994-12-23 1997-01-07 Cota; Jose G. Consolidated music instrument case with amplifier and speakers
GB2336064A (en) * 1998-04-01 1999-10-06 Edmund Patrick John Draycott Portable musical instrument amplifier
JP2002287745A (en) * 2001-03-28 2002-10-04 Toshimitsu Yuhara Musical instrument case

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US2231235A (en) * 1938-11-09 1941-02-11 Chester T Weir Case for electrophonic instruments
US2226900A (en) * 1939-03-20 1940-12-31 Delbert J Dickerson Combination carrying case and sound amplifier for stringed electrical instruments
US5590771A (en) * 1994-12-23 1997-01-07 Cota; Jose G. Consolidated music instrument case with amplifier and speakers
GB2336064A (en) * 1998-04-01 1999-10-06 Edmund Patrick John Draycott Portable musical instrument amplifier
JP2002287745A (en) * 2001-03-28 2002-10-04 Toshimitsu Yuhara Musical instrument case

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2012108550A1 (en) * 2011-02-10 2012-08-16 Yuhara Toshimitsu Musical instrument case
EP2674940A1 (en) * 2011-02-10 2013-12-18 Yuhara, Toshimitsu Musical instrument case
EP2674940A4 (en) * 2011-02-10 2014-07-02 Toshimitsu Yuhara Musical instrument case
US11186527B2 (en) 2012-06-22 2021-11-30 Ait Austrian Institute Of Technology Gmbh Method for producing plant seed containing endophytic micro-organisms
JP2014078046A (en) * 2014-02-04 2014-05-01 Toshimitsu Yuhara Guitar case

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