[pianotech] Fallboard Retainer Device

[David Love]

Patent offices are replete with unoriginal art. Patents are only as good as the lawyers hired to defend them.


David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Gorley <tomgorley88 at sonic.net>
Sender: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:55:32 
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Reply-To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fallboard Retainer Device

The patent office will reject it as being too obvious.  Even if it wasn't obvious until after it was invented.
        ---Tom Gorley

 On Dec 29, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Mr. Mac's wrote:

> Steve, List,
> 
> For the record, I didn't get the idea from you or anyone else, but you can still patent your type of retainer idea.
> There will be no contest from me. Or you can show and share yours to the list as well?
> 
> Keith
> 
> On Dec 29, 2010, at 4:07 PM, Stephen Grattan wrote:
> 
>> I been making this type of retainer for years for my grand rebuilds.  I guess I should have patented it!
>>  
>> Steve Grattan
>> 
>> 
>> From: Mr. Mac's <tune-repair at allegiance.tv>
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Sent: Wed, December 29, 2010 4:45:20 PM
>> Subject: [pianotech] Fallboard Retainer Device
>> 
>> List,
>> 
>> This fallboard retainer device keeps the grand fallboard from falling on the hands of piano players.
>> http://pianostuff.kamcam.com/techgoodies/misc/fallboard/hp.html
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> 
>> Keith McGavern, RPT
> 


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