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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125175 | CONVERTER FOR FRETTED INSTRUMENTS A device for converting a conventional Spanish guitar into an instrument which can be played like a Hawaiian guitar and/or used to modify the tone, pitch, key, timber and/or chord of a stringed instrument by selectively engaging the strings of a stringed instrument and ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120036978 | CAPO The invention relates to a capo for use with a stringed instrument. In one aspect, the capo can comprise at least one string compressor, a frame having a longitudinal axis, and a means for individually moving the at least one string compressor that is configured to allo... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120011986 | MOVABLE CAPO DEVICE A guitar capo device utilized by a user on a guitar fret board that includes a casing that includes a generally rectangular portion and a side attachment portion that runs across the guitar fret board, a roller that is disposed underneath the generally rectangular porti... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110036229 | CAPOS A capo has a string press element with an arm and a lever clamp that are coupled to form a clamping opening. The lever clamp has an adjustment end to adjust the size of the clamping opening. A trigger is provided to implement clamping operation. The clamping opening can... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110023683 | CAPO TASTO Capo tasto for fixing on a neck of a stringed musical instrument, comprising a first arm on which a string engaging region is arranged, a second arm on which a engaging region for a neck rear side is arranged, a slide bearing for holding the first arm for displacement o... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100275757 | CLAMP A clamp (1d) comprises a clamp bracket (3f) and an elastic cord (5) threaded through a pair of apertures (7b, 9b) in the clamp bracket (3f). The clamp bracket (3f) further compris... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100269666 | Tuner with capo A combination of a capo with attached tuner having a sensor that picks up vibrations through the capo. The capo and tuner are connected together as a unitary accessory that is attachable along the neck of the guitar, in the manner of a conventional capo, but with the si... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100251873 | QUICK-FIX CAPO HAVING DUAL ADJUSTABILITY MODES FOR USE WITH A STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD OF USING SAME A capo is structured and configured to permit rapid installation and tightening thereof on a stringed instrument. The capo includes a yoke with a central support member, a string-contacting clamping bar which is pivotally attached to the yoke, and a spring-loaded releas... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100224049 | Guitar Capo With Rotatable Member The inventive subject matter which provides a capo for a stringed musical instrument comprising of a rotatable member containing at least one capo configuration which the user can select different capo configurations by turning the rotatable member either clockwise or c... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100154616 | ADJUSTABLE LEVER ARM CAPO A capo (10) for use with a stringed instrument comprises a top arm (12), lower arm (16) and a lever arm (24). The top arm (12) is adapted to extend across a fingerboard of the instrument above the strings (4), and a side arm is ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100077901 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A MULTIPLE FRET VARIABLE STRING CAPOTASTO The present invention provides a multiple fret variable string capotasto implementing a trigger per string/fret location paradigm as well as triggers that adjust for the variable thickness and distance of the strings from the neck and/or device of the present invention.... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20090241752 | Capo tasto To provide a capo tasto for fixing on a neck of a stringed musical instrument, comprising a string contact device, a tensioning band for fixing the string contact device on the neck of the stringed musical instrument and a fixing device for fixing the tensioning band on... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090064842 | CAPO A capo for use with a stringed musical instrument includes a frame that includes a first arm configured to extend across a neck of the instrument, and a second arm connected to the first arm and extending from the first arm at a first angle less than 180°, the capo fur... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080168882 | SPRING CAPO A capo for use with a stringed instrument having a plurality of strings a neck comprising a fingerboard and a back comprises a string-engaging arm, a clamping arm, and a pivotal connection to pivotally interconnect a string-engaging arm and clamping arm. The string-enga... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20070227334 | Capo device with selective string compression A capo device has a clamping assembly and individually selectable pressure pad assemblies for compressing selected strings of a stringed instrument to selectively tune the stringed instrument. The pressure pad assemblies are adapted to be selectively vertically lifted o... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070175312 | Capo applicable to dobro and slide guitars, and other raised-string instruments A capo for Dobro® and slide guitars, and other raised-string instruments is lever-operated and compression adjustable, enabling one-handed placement and removal and precise, consistent chord formation. ... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070051224 | String dampener for a stringed musical instrument A string dampener for a musical instrument is disclosed for dampening extraneous string noise caused by sympathetic vibrations. The disclosed dampener includes an attachment apparatus that releaseably attaches the string dampening apparatus to a portion of a stringed in... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20050145089 | Handi-guitar (for the handicapped guitar player) A thin flat body of clear plastic with a key pad (20) on the inside back base (12), and a chord scale (22) on the outside front of the base (10). The chord scale is fitted with braille nodules (24) for guiding the proper placement of t... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050098019 | Capo system A capo system for incorporating the advantages of a spring loaded short cut capo and a spring loaded regular capo into one convenient spring loaded capo system, while maintaining the ability to move both both capos with one hand and improving the comfortability when squ... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050087056 | Methods and devices for altering string spacing and tunings of a stringed instrument A musical instrument string spacing device is provided and may include a first member for interaction with one or more strings positioned on a top surface of a neck of a musical instrument. The first member may include a plurality of sides, where each side may include a... | 04/28/2005 |
