Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
  • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
  • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
  • F16M11/22—Undercarriages with or without wheels with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
  • G10G—REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
  • G10G5/00—Supports for musical instruments
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
  • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
  • F16M2200/08—Foot or support base

Definitions

• the present invention relates to stands for supporting musical instruments, and more specifically, a stand that is robust and easily both assembled and disassembled, without any requirement for moving parts, hinges, or screws.
• the stand is made of two similar interlocking supports, a cap and a removable, flexible strap.
• the supports are adapted to be fastened together and contain the cap when the stand is disassembled, and the flexible strap may be fastened to the support pieces and used as a handle.
• United States Patent No. 5,744,735 issued to Liao April 28, 1998 discloses a folding guitar stand that includes a top member, two legs pivotably connected to the bottom side of the top member, two connecting rods pivotably connected to the legs for supporting a guitar, and two foot members respectively fixed to the legs at the bottom, with each foot member having two balance rods being pivotable in opposite directions for supporting the stand on the ground.
• This stand is designed to be assembled and disassembled, with multiple moving parts.
• 2001 relates to a foldable guitar stand having two hinged rest frames, two back support arms, two tilt prevention feet, and two stoppers.
• This stand is primarily designed to display an instrument in a shop, rather than for use in travel.
• United States Patent No. 6,323,405 issued to Yu Nov. 27, 2001 relates to a guitar stand with a tripod stand, a telescoping pipe, a T- joint and various holders for different devices.
• November 13, 2001 relates to multipurpose entertainer stand that has a tripod support, a telescoping mast, and various holders for devices, all telescoping and pivotally adjustable, as well as a holder for an instrument.
• United States Patent No. 6,015,121 issued to Reid January 18, 2000 relates to a stand with hinged sides that fold up to support an instrument.
• 1971 relates to a book holder that has interlocking supports and a cap.
• the present invention relates to an instrument stand that is robust, and easily assembled and disassembled. More specifically, it relates to a stand for a musical instrument comprising two interlocking supports and a cap.
• the supports are further adapted to be fastened together in a mirror-image manner, and also to contain the cap for transport.
• One or both of the supports is further adapted to be releasably fastened to a removable handle.
• the interlocking supports are substantially planar, and one or both of them preferably has a recess to accommodate the cap when the supports are fastened together.
• the handle may be fastened to the supports and used to transport the stand.
• the cap also is adapted to be releasably fastened to both the support(s) and the removable handle.
• the handle When the stand is assembled, the handle may be fastened to the cap, and used to secure the instrument.
• This invention was originally made for use with both acoustic and electric guitars. Although a single-guitar stand is illustrated for simplicity in the drawings, the present invention is readily adapted to hold two instruments. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the invention is generally applicable to musical instruments, including smaller and larger stringed instruments as well as other types of instruments.
• the stand is preferably made of heavy duty, foam injected plastic.
• a preferred material is resilient enough to avoid marring the surface of an instrument, yet sturdy enough to tolerate the stress of repeated use. Such materials are readily available, and may be produced in a variety of colors, and with surface designs. Further, the invention has considerable visual appeal, and if desired, can be made of visually appealing materials such as, for example, furniture-grade wood or water-clear plastic.
• Releasable fasteners include hook, elastic, slide and snap fasteners, peelable fasteners, and adhesives.
• all of the various fasteners or sets of fasteners are preferably peelable fasteners, a readily available example being self-stick Velcro peelable fasteners.
• An advantage of the present invention is that the stand is robust and does not require the use of parts that are likely to break, including telescoping parts, screws, hinges, or metal tubing. Further, the invention is self-contained when disassembled for transport and, depending upon the material of manufacture, does not require any additional protective packaging.
• Fig. 1A-D is an exploded of the various parts of the present invention.
• Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stand when it is assembled for use
• Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the stand when it is packed for travel.
• Fig. 1 A shows a first support (10) with one or more first releasable fasteners (11 a, 11 b), a holder (12) adapted to contain a cap (30)(shown in detail in Fig.l C), one or more second releasable fasteners ( 3a, 13b), and a means for interlocking (14) with a second support (shown in detail in Fig. 1 B).
• the first support has a pad (15) covering the portion of its surface that will directly support the instrument.
• FIG. 1 B shows a second support (20) with the counterpart fasteners (21 a, 21 b) to the first releasable fasteners (1 1 a, 11 b) a holder (22) adapted to contain the cap (30), and one or more third releasable fasteners (23a,23b) which may be used instead of, or in cooperation with the second releasable fasteners (13a, 13b).
• the holder (22) is a recess equipped with one or more fourth releasable fasteners (24a, 24b), that have their one or more counterparts (34a, 34b, shown on Fig. 1C) on the cap (30).
• the second support (20) also has a pad (25) covering the surface that will directly support the instrument.
• the angle of intersection between the areas of the supports (10 and 20) that are covered by the pads (15 and 25) is preferably somewhat less than 90 degrees. This configuration more easily supports the instrument, and also is more stable upon assembly.
• Fig. 1C shows a cap (30) that has two releasable fifth fasteners (31 a,31 b) and conceptually has a first layer (32) that is solid and a second layer (32) cut to fit the shape of the two supports (10 and 20) when they are interlocked.
• the cap also has the counterpart(s) (34a, 34b) to the one or more fourth releasable fasteners (24a, 24b) in Fig. 1 B.
• Fig. 1 D shows a flexible handle (40) with releasable fasteners (41 a,41 b) that are the counterparts to releasable fasteners (13a, 13b and 23a, 23b) on the supports (10 and 20)as well as fifth fasteners (31 a,31 b) on cap(30).
• the stand assembled for travel has a carry strap and contains the cap.
• the cap is stored inside one of the two larger pieces.
• the cap is preferably releasably fastened inside the second member, which has an opening so that the cap can easily be pushed from its recess. Align the pieces perpendicular to one another, and then align the grooves, sliding the pieces together. Push down until the pieces have formed the base of the instrument stand, so it sits evenly on the ground. When viewed from above, the stand will form an "X" shape. Position the cap on top of the "X” and push firmly.
• the carry strap can be fastened to the cap, to form a holder around the neck of an instrument.

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• 2003
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