US2007574A

US2007574A - Stand for musical instruments

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Publication number: US2007574A
Application number: US5489A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lang Albion Slayton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-02-07
Filing date: 1935-02-07
Publication date: 1935-07-09
Anticipated expiration: 1952-07-09

Description

July 9, 1935. A. s. LANG STAND FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Filed Feb. 7, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l \nven'for A\b'\on S. Luv-1 July 9, 1935. A. s. LANG STAND FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Filed Feb. '7, 1935 2 SheetsSheet 2 InvenTor. A\bion 514mg y/6M Me/W ATTys.

Patented July 9, 1935 a :7 l s UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ISTAND ronmusrcAr. INSTRUMENTS Albion Slayton Lang, Roslindale, Mass.

1 Application February 7,1935, Serial No. 5,489

IClaimS. (o1. 248-:--167) This invention relates to stands for musical ing the wayin which the saxophone-holding yokes instruments and particularly to stands or supare attachedto the supporting stand or upright. ports designed to hold a saxophone or like in- Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective View of the strument" and a clarinet, oboe, English horn, foot portion of the saxophone-supporting eletrumpet, flute or other similar instruments hav ment. v Q

ing an open endand adapted tobe supported on Fig. '7 is a perspective view of one of the bars an upright peg. l g forming part. of the'support. J

Many orchestras are also organized so that Fig. 8 is a'fragmentary perspective view illus- .one'or moreiof, the players are expected to play trating the means for'attaching the rest Hi to lo botha saxophone and some other instrument the upright;

such asa clarinet, or a flute, and the stand or Fig. 9 isa fragmentary perspective view of the support to which this invention relates is one post for supporting a clarinetor like instrument.

adapted to support both a saxophone and one j Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the base memor more instruments such as mentioned above her.

so that the player can readily select from the Asstated abovea musical instrument stand stand the instrument which he is called on to mbody my invention is made in units which play at anytime. T may be used singlyor may be coupled together One-of the'objects of my invention isto proto produce aduplex or multiplex stand, Each vide a musical instrument stand which is made unit comprises abase member I which may be of inunit'a-each of which units is adapted to supwood, metal or any other suitable material, a 20 port'a saxophone or' similar instrument and cross member 2 in the form of a bar which exone or more instruments such as a clarinet, flute, tends transversely of the base member land is oboe, etc., such units being so constructedthat superposed thereon and which servesto provide a two" ormore units can be readily coupled towide base for the stand and also to support ingether to produce a multi-unit stand which will strument-supporting pegs 1,, and a saxophonesupport a plurality of instruments of the saxosupporting element 3 which is detachably secured phone type and also a plurality of other instruto the base I and is designed to support a saxoments such as the clarinet, flute, oboe, etc. phone. v

A further object of the invention is to provide Theposts or pegs I which are designed to supa musical instrument stand of this construction :port a clarinet, oboe, flute or any other instru- 30 which is madeof separate elements detachably ment having an open end which can be placed secured together so that the stand may be readily over the peg, are detachably secured to the cross taken down ar idgpacked in the instrument case member 2. Each peg 'is provided in its bottom -for transportation. with a depending screw-threaded stud 8 which is e Other objects of the inventionare to improve adapted to extend through one of the slots 5, t 5

musical instrument stands in various partic- :and to receivea clamping nut 9 by whichthe peg ularshereinafter set forth. or post 1 is detachably secured to the cross mem- In the drawings wherein I haveillustratedone ber; I embodiment of my invention; The saxophone-supporting member 3 comprises.

0 Fig. ;1 shows asingle unit adapted to support the upright or standard Ill which is formed at 40 a saxophoneand having one or more pegs to 'supits lower end with two oppositely directed foot I port a clarinet, oboe, flute, trumpet or similar inportions ll, l2 the foot portion H having. a slot strunient. l3 formed in its end which extends longitudinally Fig. 2 is a view showing one way in which two thereof,,and the foot portion 52 havinga slot M units may be coupled together to make a duplex fadjacentits end which extends transversely there- 5 Fig. 3 is a perspec unit adapted to support two saxophones and of. The upper part of the saxophone-supporting having two pegs for supporting a clarinet, flute element is preferably bent backwardly and at the l or other instrument of the type 'Which can be upper extremity thereof is a U-shaped yoke memsupported on a peg. ber l5 adapted to receive the bell end of the saxotive view showing a different phone. 'The saxophone-supporting member is 50 wayinwhich the two units may be coupled toalso provided intermediate of its ends with a gether toproduce aduplex stand. U-shaped rest I6 against which the body of the Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 44 saxophone rests. The yoke member I5 is de- Fig. 1. tachablyclamped to the standard 3 as shown in Fig. 5 isa fragmentary perspective'view show- Fig. 5 Theupper end of the standard 3 is pro- 55 vided with a slot IT and the yoke I5 has a screwthreaded stud I8 extending therefrom which is adapted to enter said slot, the yoke I5 being clamped to the standard 3 by the clamping nut I9. The clamping means for the yoke member I5 is preferably provided with two interengaging portions which co-operate to positively prevent the yoke from turning on the supporting member 3. In the construction shown the stud I8 has the flat sided portion 38 of a size to fit between the walls of the slot I1. The flat sides 38 and the walls of the slot constitute the interengaging portions which positively prevent turning movement of the rest I5 on the supporting member 3- when the clamping nut I9 is tightened up. In this Way the rest I5 will always be held firmly in its correct position. By loosening the nut I9 sufiiciently to withdraw the flat portion of the stud from the slot it is possible to turn the rest I5 into a position in line with the stem 3 and then to tighten it again in such position when the instrument is taken down for packing or shipment. A similar construction may be employed for securing the rest I6 to the standard 3.

The base member I carries two

clamping bolts

20, 23 which may conveniently be permanently anchored in said base members. For this purpose each clamping bolt is shown as inserted through the base member from the under side and as having an anchoringnut 3| screw-threaded thereto, said nut preferably being received in a recess formed in the base member so that the top of the nut will not project above the upper surface of the base member. 7

In assembling the elements to make a single unit as shown in Fig. 1 the cross member 2 is placed in a position overlying the base I and with thecentral slot 5 thereof receiving the clamping stud 20. The saxophone-supporting member ID is then placed in position with the foot II resting on the base member and the slot I3 therein receiving the clamping bolt 23 and with the foot I2 resting on the cross member 2 and the slot I4 thereof receiving the clamping bolt 20. The clamping nut 22 carried by the clamping bolt 20 and also the clamping nut 25 carried by the bolt 23 are then tightened, the tightening of these nuts serving to clamp the feet II and I2 and the cross member 2 firmly to the base member I. A post or peg I may then be attached to one or both ends of the cross members by entering the screw-threaded stud 8 of the peg into the slot 6 and then tightening the clamping nut 9. Since the pegs I are detachable from the cross member it is possible to use a peg I such as shown in Fig. 1 which is adapted to enter the bell end of a clarinet, oboe, trumpet or the like or to use a peg such as shown at Ia which is designed to support a flute. A unit constructed as above is adapted to support one saxophone and one or two other instruments such as a clarinet, oboe, trumpet, flute, etc. depending upon whether the cross member I carries one or two of the instrumentsupporting pegs and the character of such pegs. If it is desired that the stand should support two saxophones then two of the units such as shown in Fig. 1 may be coupled together to produce a duplex stand such as shown in Fig. 2. This is done by taking the two units and placing them with their base members in parallel relation but spaced apart and with one end of the cross member of each unit in position to be clamped to the base member of the other unit.

In Fig. 2 the base member of the second unit is shown at Ia, and the cross member of said second unit is shown at 2a and the saxophone support of said second unit is shown at 30. The end of the cross member 2 of the first unit overlies the base member I a of the second unit and extends underneath the foot IZa of the saxophone support 3a of said second unit. The clamping bolt 20a of said second unit extends through the slot 6 at the end of the cross member 2 and also through the slot in the foot I2a of the second unit.

The cross member 2a 0!. the second unit is placed on the base Ia of said unit with the central slot thereof engaging the clamping bolt 23a. of said second unit, and the outer end of the cross member 2a overlies the base I of the first unit and the clamping bolt 23 of the first unit extends through the slot 6 at the end of said cross member 2a. When the nuts 22a and 250. are tightened the two units will be firmly clamped together as shown in Fig. 2.. The outer or projecting endsof the cross members 2 and 2a may have instrument-supporting pegs secured thereto as shown, either one having a cone shape shown at 'I' and adapted to receive a clarinet or an instrument having a similar bell end, or one having a cylindrical shape as shown at Ia and constructed'to enter the open end of and support aiiute. The duplex stand shown in Fig. 2 will thus support two saxophones and two other musical "instruments. Another way in which the two units may be coupled together to makea duplex unit is shown in Fig. 3. In this embodiment-the two base members I and Id of the two units are spaced apart the full length of the cross members 2, 2a and the ends of the cross members are clamped to the base members by the

clamping bolts

20,23, 20a, 23a. In this embodiment also the two pegs I'are detachably secured to the central portions of the two cross members 2-, 2a by insertingthe screw-threaded studs 01' said posts 1 into the central slots 5' and tightening the corresponding clamping nuts 9.

In this embodiment of the invention the clarinets will be supported between the saxophones, while in the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 the saxophones are shown supported between the clarinets. V

If it is desired to provide a stand for supporting more than two saxophones, then three or more units may be coupled together to produce a multiple unit stand of any desired size.

The clarinet-supporting posts'l are shown as formed with a bottom flange on which the clarinet rests. This flange may be in the form of a disk 30 through which the screw-threaded stem 8 extends and which is somewhat larger than the lower end of the posts 1.

I claim:

l. A stand for musical instruments presenting a stand unit having a supporting base including a base member to rest on the floor and having two studs projecting upwardly therefrom and a cross member superposed on the base member and extending transversely thereof, said cross member having a slot to receive one of said studs and also having downwardly bent ends constituting supporting feet, a saxophone support having two oppositely directed foot portions, each having a slot to receive one of said threaded studs, clamping nuts on said studs, and each end of the cross member having a slot adapted to receive a threaded stud from an instrument-supporting peg, thereby forming a single unit, or to receive the threaded stud of a base member of a second similar unit, thereby forming a duplex or multiple unit stand. 7

2,. A stand for musical instruments presenting a stand unit having a supporting base which comprisesa base member adapted to rest on the floor and having a threaded stud projecting upwardly therefrom, a cross member superposed on thebase member and extending transversely thereof, said cross member having a slot to receive said stud and having downturned ends to form supporting feet, a saxophonesupport having a foot portion provided with a, slot toreceive said stud, a clamping'nut carried by the stud for clamping the foot portion and cross member to the base member, each end of said cross member having a slot to receive a threaded stud from an instrument-supporting device or to receive the threaded stud of a second similar unit thereby forming a duplex or multiple unit stand.

3. A musical instrument stand presenting a stand unit having a base member to rest on the floor; a cross member superposed on the base member and extending transversely thereof, said cross member having downturned ends to form supporting feet, means for detachably securing an instrument support and the cross member to the base member, instrument-supporting means secured to one end of the cross member, the other end of the cross member having provision for vdetachably engaging the instrument-securing means carried by the base member of a second similar unit, thereby forming a duplex or twounit stand. 3

4. A stand for musicalinstruments having a supporting base, a saxophone support secured to said base and rising therefrom, said saxophone support comprising a stem having a slot at its upper end a U-shaped rest to receive the bell end of the saxophone, said U-shaped rest having a threaded stud extending therefrom adapted to be entered into said slot, a clamping nut screw-' threaded to said stud for clamping the rest to the stem, the portion of the stud reecived in the slot having flat faces to engage the opposite walls of the slot.

ALBION SLAYTON LANG.