Saxophone

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6476302
  • Patent Number
    6,476,302
  • Date Filed
    Friday, May 11, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 5, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A saxophone has a main body, a neck, a treble connection set, a connection rod, and a link set. The main body has a high G hole and a high F sharp hole. A high G button and a high G cover are connected by the connection rod. The neck has a treble hole. A treble cover is disposed on the neck. A helical tube is connected to the treble cover to surround the neck. A treble button is disposed on a lower end of the treble connection set. The treble button has a groove. A high F sharp button and a high F sharp cover are connected by the link set.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a saxophone. More particularly, the present invention relates to a saxophone which has a high G button and a high G cover connected by a connection rod.




Referring to

FIG. 1

, a conventional saxophone


1


often has a very complex structure with many buttons. Therefore, a beginner will touch the wrong button easily while two buttons are very close to each other.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a saxophone which has a high G button and a high G cover connected by a connection rod and the distance between the high G button and the high G cover is short so that a high G sound will be performed quickly and precisely.




Accordingly, a saxophone comprises a main body, a neck disposed on the main body, a treble connection set connected to the main body, a connection rod connected to the main body, and a link set connected to the main body. The main body has a high G hole and a high F sharp hole. A high G button and a high G cover are connected by the connection rod. The high G cover matches the high G hole of the main body. The neck has a treble hole. A treble cover is disposed on the neck to match the treble hole. A helical tube is connected to the treble cover to surround the neck. A treble button is disposed on a lower end of the treble connection set. The treble button has a groove. A high F sharp button and a high F sharp cover are connected by the link set. The high F sharp cover matches the high F sharp hole. The high G button is located over the treble button.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a conventional saxophone of the prior art;





FIG. 2

is a perspective exploded view of a neck, a treble connection set, and a connection rod of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a partially perspective view of a saxophone of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 3A

is a partially perspective view of

FIG. 3

;





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of a saxophone of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a schematic view illustrating a first operation of a saxophone of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 5A

is a partially elevational view of

FIG. 5

;





FIG. 6

is a schematic view illustrating a second operation of a saxophone of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 6A

is a partially elevational view of

FIG. 6

;





FIG. 7

is a schematic view illustrating a third operation of a saxophone of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention; and





FIG. 7A

is a partially elevational view of FIG.


7


.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to

FIGS. 2

to


4


, a saxophone comprises a main body


10


, a neck


20


disposed on the main body


10


, a treble connection set


11


connected to the main body


10


, a connection rod


31


connected to the main body


10


, and a link set


14


connected to the main body


10


.




The main body


10


has a high G hole


30


and a high F sharp hole


16


.




A high G button


33


and a high G cover


32


are connected by the connection rod


31


.




The high G cover


32


matches the high G hole


30


of the main body


10


.




The neck


20


has a treble hole


21


.




A treble cover


22


is disposed on the neck


20


to match the treble hole


21


.




A helical tube


23


is connected to the treble cover


22


to surround the neck


20


.




A treble button


12


is disposed on a lower end of the treble connection set


11


.




The treble button


12


has a groove


17


.




A high F sharp button


13


and a high F sharp cover


15


are connected by the link set


14


.




The high F sharp cover


15


matches the high F sharp hole


16


.




The high G button


33


is located over the treble button


12


. Since the groove


17


is formed on the treble button


12


, a saxophonist will not touch the high G button


33


while pressing the treble button


12


.




Referring to

FIGS. 5

to


7


A, a finger (not shown in the figures) of the saxophonist presses the treble button


12


and the finger slides upward to press the high G button


33


.




Since the distance between the high G button


33


and the high G cover


32


is short, a high G sound will be performed quickly and precisely.




The invention is not limited to the above embodiment but various modification thereof may be made. Further, various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A saxophone comprises:a main body, a neck disposed on the main body, a treble connection set connected to the main body, a connection rod connected to the main body, a link set connected to the main body, the main body having a high G hole and a high F sharp hole, a high G button and a high G cover connected by the connection rod, the high G cover matching the high G hole of the main body, the neck having a treble hole, a treble cover disposed on the neck to match the treble hole, a helical tube connected to the treble cover to surround the neck, a treble button disposed on a lower end of the treble connection get, the treble button having a groove, a high F sharp button and a high F sharp cover connected by the link set, the high F sharp cover matching the high F sharp hole, and the high G button located over the treble button.
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2846917 Lefevre-Selmer Aug 1958 A
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