Information
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Patent Grant
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6476302
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Patent Number
6,476,302
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Date Filed
Friday, May 11, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, November 5, 200222 years ago
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CPC
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US Classifications
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International Classifications
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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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Date |
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Aug 1958 |
A |
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DeFord |
Oct 1982 |
A |
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Satoh |
May 1985 |
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