Musical Instrument Patents (Class 211/85.6)
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Patent number: 11670266Abstract: A musical instrument stand is detachably secured to a musical instrument and is movable from a stowed position into a deployed position to support the musical instrument in an upright orientation. The stand includes a low-profile track that is attached to the back of the instrument and an assembly that is configured to removably receive the track to secure the assembly to the musical instrument via the track. The assembly has a base member and a leg member that is pivotally attached to the base member at the tops thereof and is pivotal between the stowed and deployed positions. In the stowed position, the leg member lays against the base member. In the deployed position, the leg member forms together with the base member and instrument an A-frame like support for the instrument. The stand is low profile in relation to the musical instrument and does not interfere with the normal operation of the instrument.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventor: Robert B. Griffis
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Patent number: 11580940Abstract: An instrument holder includes an elongated crossbar including a back surface and a front surface and extending between a first end and a second end, the first end having a perpendicular portion, and the second end including an angled portion and an offset portion, a slot bar coupleable to the first end of the elongated crossbar at the perpendicular portion, and a cradle coupleable to the second end of the elongated crossbar at the offset portion, the cradle being configured and arranged to couple to the back surface of the offset portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Inventor: Paul S. Ugactz
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Patent number: 10957288Abstract: An adjustable, collapsible and extensible instrument stand includes a base, at least one riser releasably attached to the base and extending upward from the base and a grasper attached to the riser to fasten a musical instrument to the instrument stand. The grasper is moveable along the riser to change a distance between the grasper and the base.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: ROVNER PRODUCTS INCORPORATEDInventors: George Reeder, Lynn Reeder
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Patent number: 10885888Abstract: Improvements in a tilting, lifting stand are presented. The tilt, lift stand is for a musical instrument stand or to elevate/tilt a speaker and or amplifier and rigidly supports a sousaphone brass type instruments, speaker or amplifier in an in a stored and in a playable or elevated position. The stand supports all or the majority of the weight of the instrument or speaker or amplifier in a static position to relieve the weight of the musical instrument or speaker or amplifier. The stand has legs that are extendable to rest on multiple levels as might be found in a stadium. The stand further has a securing mechanism that gently grasps a tubular section to hold the musical instrument. The speaker stand can be easily collapsed for transportation and storage.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: RANDALL MAY INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATEDInventor: Randall L. May
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Patent number: 10865937Abstract: A microphone stand is provided that includes a dual mic frame that carries a first microphone and a second microphone.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: MUSIC EXPRESS, LLCInventors: Ryan Kallas, J. Herschel Blankenship
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Patent number: 10777175Abstract: A mounting apparatus that secures a musical instrument to a bench of a bleacher is provided. The apparatus includes a base member having an elongated member connected to a lower plate, a support peg coupled to the elongated member of the base member and designed to support the musical instrument thereon, a leg slidably mounted to the internal cavity of the elongated member of the base member, and a pair of arms pivotably mounted to the lower plate of the base member. The apparatus is disposed on the bench and the leg slidably adjusts relative to the base member to an engaged position with the leg in contact with the front face of the bench. The pair of arms pivotably adjusts to an engaged locking position with the legs in contact with the rear face of the bench, thereby enabling the apparatus to secure the musical instrument on the bleacher.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Inventor: Adam Michael Griffith
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Patent number: 9607592Abstract: The present invention discloses a guitar hanger apparatus, including a fixed base and a hanger body fixedly connects to the fixed base; the fixed hanger body further includes a fixing holder, applied to support the guitar and move down following the weight of the guitar, a self-locking mechanism connecting to and driven by the fixing holder; the self-locking mechanism comprises rotating shaft assemblies, built in the main body of the hanger, and swing arms connecting to the rotating shaft assemblies; the fixed holder comprises positioning casts, applied to fix the guitar, while a driving unit is arranged in the positioning cast, applied to drive the rotating shaft assemblies. The present invention achieves fixation and protection to a guitar by the weight of the guitar, which has a simple structure, and enables mass production thus brings benefits to the manufacturer.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: AROMA MUSIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Haihua Chen
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Publication number: 20150129523Abstract: A stand for securely and gently cradling a stringed instrument such as a guitar. The stand includes a pair of cradling arms and at least one support member both mounted for movement relative to a base member. A user places the guitar on the generally horizontally oriented support member depressing it downward which causes movement of the cradling arms from an outward open position to an inward closed position latterly supporting the body of the stringed instrument. Movement of the two cradling arms is coordinated by providing a single support member or by attaching to support members to a common yoke mounted for vertical movement on the base member. Each stand can be mounted on a separate stabilizing platform, or a plurality of stands can be mounted to adapters along a storage rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventor: Esteban Cortina
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Patent number: 8925890Abstract: A height adjustable stand for musical instrument includes a connecting housing including a sleeve secured to the stand, a bifurcation extending out of the sleeve and including a top opening communicating with a slot therein, and two limit surfaces on both sides of the opening respectively; two opposite hooks each pivotably secured to the bifurcation and including a coupling member including a spring receptacle, a lever, an inclined surface adjacent to the receptacle, and a latch, and a curved member extending from the coupling member; a torsion spring biased between the spring receptacles; and a lock pivotably supported in the opening and including a first part, a second part at an angle with respect to the first part, and a protrusion on a bottom of the first part. Pressing of the first part moves the protrusion out of the slot to unlock the hooks.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Inventor: Yuan Terng Liaw
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Patent number: 8770535Abstract: A musical instrument stand includes a frame unit, and at least one support unit. The frame unit includes two side modules, a top bar mounted between the side modules, and a bottom bar mounted between the side modules. The support unit includes a supporting seat for supporting a musical instrument, and a mounting sleeve connected with the supporting seat and rotatably mounted on the bottom bar of the frame unit. Thus, the support unit is pivotally mounted on the frame unit, so that a user only needs to place the musical instrument on the support unit and to push the musical instrument toward the top bar of the frame unit, so as to pivot the support unit and to support the musical instrument between the top bar of the frame unit and the supporting seat of the support unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Inventor: Tsung-Yao Yu
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Patent number: 8708167Abstract: A combination guitar and amplifier stand has the ability to hold two guitars and a single 1×12 or 2×12 combination solid state or tube amplifier. The stand has been designed to hold a single piece of equipment without tipping over. The guitar holders allow the user to place their guitars in the holders when not in use. The bottom of the guitar's headstock will rest in the padded holders and the body of the guitar will rest against a padded bar located on the right and left hand side of the rack near the bottom. The amplifier is placed in the rack, located in the middle of the stand and the rack can be adjusted so that the amplifier rack can rest at either a 0° or a 45° angle.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: TriVantage Solutions, LLCInventor: Ryan Charles Mone
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Patent number: 8701900Abstract: A stand for supporting sound amplifiers, wherein the stand has a base for resting on a floor, an amplifier support platform on the base, the plane of said platform being slanted downwardly from front to rear, a back rest pivotally mounted on the base for pivoting between 0° and 90° to the plane of the platform, and cooperating stop means on the base and said back rest for stopping pivoting motion of the back rest beyond 90° to the plane of the platform, wherein the plane of the platform is below the plane of the back rest when the back rest is in a stored position lying adjacent the platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Inventors: Joshua M. Childers, John R. E. Schramlin
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Patent number: 8657129Abstract: A foldable rack includes at least two segments rotatably coupled to one another such that the foldable rack can achieve a folded configuration and an operational configuration, the folded configuration being more compact than the operational position. The rack can be configured to support musical instruments such as cymbals, drums and the like and provide for adjustability of their positions while maintaining a clear and uncluttered appearance by concealing any electrical cabling involved.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Avedis Zildjian Co.Inventors: Jonathan A. Marks, David A. McDonald, John V. Roderick
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Patent number: 8622226Abstract: This application is for guitar case rack or stand that can compactly hold a plurality of guitar cases, can roll, spin, or remain stationary. Case lids can be left open or closed, but the guitars remain substantially protected even with the lids left open. The case rack can transform into a dolly, and in this configuration, it stores extremely compactly.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Inventors: Dorothea M Colwell, Peter F Colwell
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Patent number: 8573554Abstract: A conductor system includes a music stand and at least one support rack. The music stand and the support rack can be used independently, but can provide additional stability when coupled to each other. The podium and the rack can be positioned to accommodate the preferences of a user, including by height, radial, lateral, and pitch/tilt adjustments. The support rack is adapted to receive any number of user instruments, such as, for example, a laptop or an electronic keyboard. The podium and the rack can be transported without being lifted completely off the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Wenger CorporationInventors: Michael D. Jines, Thomas A. Dettmann, Jodi Tuthill, Kevin Krumholz
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Patent number: 8499502Abstract: A display for displaying the features of a casket which has a shell, a lid and an interior, comprises a wall, a cabinet mounted to the wall, an openable and closable door mounted to the cabinet, the door having the appearance of being at least a portion of the lid of the casket, and at least a portion of the shell of the casket positioned in the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Jane Browe, Diana Burkhart
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Publication number: 20120325122Abstract: A stand for supporting sound amplifiers, wherein the stand has a base for resting on a floor, an amplifier support platform on the base, the plane of said platform being slanted downwardly from front to rear, a back rest pivotally mounted on the base for pivoting between 0° and 90° to the plane of the platform, and cooperating stop means on the base and said back rest for stopping pivoting motion of the back rest beyond 90° to the plane of the platform, wherein the plane of the platform is below the plane of the back rest when the back rest is in a stored position lying adjacent the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Joshua M. Childers, John R.E. Schramlin
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Publication number: 20120138558Abstract: A foldable rack includes at least two segments rotatably coupled to one another such that the foldable rack can achieve a folded configuration and an operational configuration, the folded configuration being more compact than the operational position. The rack can be configured to support musical instruments such as cymbals, drums and the like and provide for adjustability of their positions while maintaining a clear and uncluttered appearance by concealing any electrical cabling involved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: AVEDIS ZILDJIAN CO.Inventors: Jonathan A. Marks, David A. McDonald, John V. Roderick
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Patent number: 8167148Abstract: A convertible instrument rack includes a frame and multiple yoke sets. The frame includes support members and the yoke sets each include at least three yoke members which are each placed on a respective one of the support members. The respective position of the support members can be selectively shifted on the frame and the yoke members can be selectively shifted along their respective support member to accommodate tubas or sousaphones, as well as tubas or sousaphones of different sizes.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Wenger CorporationInventors: Kenneth E. Jacobson, Dorothy Ann Jacobson, legal representative
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Patent number: 8162156Abstract: An implement holder adapted to hold implements having slender, elongate handles is described. Embodiments of the implement holder comprise resilient foam in which slots for holding slender implements reside. Various embodiments are adapted to hold dental instruments, percussion implements such as drumsticks, mallets, and brushes, and artist implements such as pens, pencils, and paint brushes.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Inventor: Bruce Crisman
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Patent number: 8084675Abstract: A guitar stand having supports for holding a plurality of guitars in an upright position. The stand also has a lid secured to the top of the stand which will pivot from an open to a closed position. The stand can also have a second lid above the first lid secured to the top of the stand which will pivot from an open to a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Inventor: John Covert
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Publication number: 20110253655Abstract: A combination guitar and amplifier stand has the ability to hold two guitars (two electric guitars, two bass guitars, two acoustic guitars or any combination thereof) and a single 1×12 or 2×12 combination solid state or tube amplifier. The stand has been designed to hold a single piece of equipment without tipping over. The guitar holders (located at the top right and left of the stand) allow the user to place their guitars in the holders when not in use. The bottom of the guitar's headstock will rest in the padded holders (no additional hardware or accessories are needed to secure the guitar) and the body of the guitar will rest against a padded bar located on the right and left hand side of the rack near the bottom. The amplifier is placed in the rack, located in the middle of the stand (no additional hardware or accessories are needed to secure the unit) and the rack can be adjusted so that the amplifier rack can rest at either a 0° or a 45° angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: TRIVANTAGE SOLUTIONS, LLCInventor: Ryan Charles Mone
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Publication number: 20110240807Abstract: A musical instrument stand which offers some protection to the instrument by absorbing mild pressure and knocks through being made of a spring material and configured to allow the components of the stand to bend and rotate in different directions, comprises a base for resting on a floor surface, a back portion extending upwardly from the base, a cradle portion for supporting the weight of the instrument in a vertical direction, and for restraining movement of the instrument in horizontal directions, and arms secured to the back portion above the cradle portion to hold the stringed instrument against lateral movement, and the base extending substantial distances to the rear and sides of the cradle portion for stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventor: Caryn Anne Moberly
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Patent number: 7900881Abstract: A stand for a musical instrument is sturdy, durable and easy to construct. The stand supports a musical instrument, such as a guitar, in a substantially upright, readily accessible manner, yet the stand is easy to disassemble for ready transport or store in a low volume configuration. One embodiment of a stand includes a base for supporting a lower section of a musical instrument and a detachable neck that engages an upper section of the musical instrument. The base includes a front support rod, a back support rod spaced apart and extending parallel to the front support rod and a pair of side support rods extending between and connecting the front support rod and the back support rod. A plurality of legs extend from the base to provide stability. The neck support can be magnetically secured to the base in a substantially upright position when the stand is in an assembled configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Inventor: Anthony J. Campagna
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Publication number: 20110017688Abstract: A conductor system includes a music stand and at least one support rack. The music stand and the support rack can be used independently, but can provide additional stability when coupled to each other. The podium and the rack can be positioned to accommodate the preferences of a user, including by height, radial, lateral, and pitch/tilt adjustments. The support rack is adapted to receive any number of user instruments, such as, for example, a laptop or an electronic keyboard. The podium and the rack can be transported without being lifted completely off the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Michael D. Jines, Thomas A. Dettmann, Jodi Tuthill, Kevin Krumholz
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Publication number: 20100163693Abstract: A locking device for retaining a musical instrument can be attached to a stand assembly by a base member. A support unit with an entrance opening supports a portion of the instrument. A force such as gravitational can cause the support unit to rotate a biased locking member to close the entrance opening. Removal of the instrument permits a biasing force to open the locking member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: SoundKing Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xianggui Wang
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Publication number: 20090242499Abstract: A vertical-mount display device includes a first component, a second component, and a coupler. The first component is adapted to be mounted to a vertical surface. The second component is adapted to removably couple with the first component such that the second component extends outward from the first component. The coupler is adapted to removably couple the second component to the first component. The second component is adapted to support an item when coupled to the first component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventor: Joseph Rosselli
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Publication number: 20090184074Abstract: A convertible instrument rack includes a frame and multiple yoke sets. The frame includes support members and the yoke sets include at least three yoke members. The respective position of the support members and the yoke members can be selectively shifted to accommodate tubas or sousaphones, as well as tubas or sousaphones of different sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventors: Kenneth E. Jacobson, Dorothy Ann Jacobson
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Patent number: 7484701Abstract: A suspension device can be used to support a musical instrument for display. The suspension device has a holder and a mounting portion. The holder may be a clamp, is able to clamp and hold a musical instrument in position. The mounting portion has a stationary hook and a movable hook. The movable hook is connected with a resilient element that provides a force to pull the movable hook to move toward the stationary hook and therefor engages stably two support bars or support members at any intervals.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2006Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: K.H.S. Musical Instrument Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wu-Hong Hsieh
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Patent number: 7464910Abstract: The guitar hanger apparatus is for use in hanging a guitar or like stringed instrument from a clothes rod such that the instrument hangs vertically below the rod. The hook for hooking the apparatus on the rod curves downwardly into a transition. The transition flows into the reverse curl. The reverse curl extends below and a distance beyond the hook back side. The horizontal is connected to a bottom of the reverse curl. The vertical affixed to the horizontal is thereby positions the padded v-member, which supports the neck and headstock of the instrument, below the hook and hence the rod.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Inventors: John M. St. Germain, Linda A. St. Germain
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Publication number: 20080179266Abstract: An apparatus for supporting musical instruments including at least one center pipe, at least one base to support the center pipe, at least one tubular arm pipe, wherein one end of the arm pipe is coupled to the center pipe, at least one clamp structure that can be coupled to the other end of arm pipe, capable of locking into the arm pipe while grasping at least one rod. The rod can support at least one musical instrument. The rod can be surrounded by a flexible bushing and clamps to hold the rod in place.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: Yoshiaki Mori, Kiyoshi Yoshino
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Patent number: 7204375Abstract: Disclosed is a display arm for a musical cymbal. The arm allows cymbals to be presented in a retail environment without interfering with playability. This allows consumers to play the cymbal to determine whether or not it meets their musical needs. The display arm also precludes the theft or unauthorized removal of the cymbal. This is achieved by special screw assemblies which can only be uncoupled by store personnel. A display panel is also provided whereby relevant product literature can be presented to potential purchasers.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Paiste America, Inc.Inventors: Erik Paiste, Steve Ziolkowski
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Patent number: 6750388Abstract: A method of generating music using a plurality of bells (312, 314) is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of mounting said plurality of bells (312, 314), in playable dispositions, on a mobile platform (302), transporting the mobile platform (302) to a venue, and striking, dependent upon electronic control, corresponding ones of the plurality of bells (312, 314).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Wedding Bells Australia Pty LtdInventor: Wadih McKasah
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Patent number: 6540182Abstract: A stand for musical instruments having a body and a neck, the stand including a pedestal, two elongate spaced support members provided on the pedestal and extending parallel to each other for supporting the body of musical instrument, and a bearing member arranged on the pedestal and extending parallel to the support members for supporting the neck of the musical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2000Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Inventor: Hans-Peter Wilfer
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Patent number: 6471078Abstract: A mobile percussion-instrument field rack that holds a multiplicity of percussion instruments such that one or more percussionists can play at the same time. The field rack is foldable and easily transported, preferably in between the seats of a bus. It has large wide wheels attached to a center portion of the rack with a fixed stable wheelbase which is independent of swinging and height-adjustable side wings of the rack. It is exceptionally stable and comprises a distinct upper and lower framework which utilizes a two-point clamping system for improved securing of the instruments.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Inventor: Mark C. Pyle
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Publication number: 20020108918Abstract: A mobile percussion-instrument field rack that holds a multiplicity of percussion instruments such that one or more percussionists can play at the same time. The field rack is foldable and easily transported, preferably in between the seats of a bus. It has large wide wheels attached to a center portion of the rack with a fixed stable wheelbase which is independent of swinging and height-adjustable side wings of the rack. It is exceptionally stable and comprises a distinct upper and lower framework which utilizes a two-point clamping system for improved securing of the instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2001Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventor: Mark C. Pyle
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Patent number: 6422522Abstract: A stand (10) for supporting a musical instrument (12), such as a guitar, in an upright position when not in use and for retention on the instrument when the instrument is in use. The stand comprises a mounting base (22) secured to the rear surface of the instrument (18), and a support member (24) pivotally connected to the mounting base (22) and containing first and second foot portions (34A & B) and third foot portion (56). The pivotal attachment allows the support member (24) to be transitioned between a storage position adjacent the rear surface of the instrument (18) and a deployed position spaced away from the rear surface of the instrument (18) where, together with the bottom edge of the instrument (20), the first and second foot portions (34A & B) act to support the instrument (12).Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2000Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Inventor: Jeffrey K. Woollen
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Publication number: 20020056793Abstract: A stand for supporting a musical instrument, the stand comprising a front frame subassembly, a base frame subassembly, and a rear frame subassembly. These subassemblies are hinged and clipped together to form a self-supporting stand that supports the front frame subassembly with a rearwardly leaning planar front face. A bracket near the foot of the front frame subassembly carries most of the weight of the musical instrument supported by the stand, the remaining instrument weight being carried by the planar front face of the front frame subassembly. At least the top of the front frame subassembly is wider and higher than the width and height of the upper end of the musical instrument, and this protects the musical instrument against being dislodged from the stand by direct impacts from above, the side or the rear. The instrument stand is lightweight and easily collapsible for transport. Constructional details of the frame and joints are given, and decorative forms are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventor: Jonathan Arnold Bell
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Patent number: 6281417Abstract: A musical instrument stand, for mounting and display of one or a plurality of musical instruments such as a guitar. The device features an elongated member that is either attachable to a wall or floor mounted. Instruments are mounted between a pair of upper and lower instrument mounts or clusters of mounting brackets, each having a rotatable support bars to contact the side of the guitar when the mounting brackets are slid toward each other on a slidable mount to the elongated member. Angled ends of the support bars restrain the instrument in the stand when the support bars are rotated to place the angled ends in front of the mounted instrument. Abrasion of the instrument surface is avoided using a slideable cushion on each support bar that insulates the instrument surface from the support bar during rotation. A lockable cover optionally prevents removal of the instrument from its mount without first unlocking the cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2001Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Inventor: Lawrence N. Ladao
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Patent number: 6220459Abstract: An improved saxophone stand for preventing accidental damage due to rotation of the instrument while on the stand, the stand including a relatively lightweight, aluminum or polymeric , structural bar base supporting a vertical member and a pivotal diagonal support member further utilizing extended “U” shaped or “J” shaped support members, attached to the diagonal support member, at least one of which is slidably adjustable and partially surrounding both the instrument's bell portion and the principle body portion thus resisting rotation of the instrument within the stand's “U” shaped support members. A further embodiment discloses the capability of connecting a plurality of stands together as well as removable and interchangeable vertical column and disk members for supporting other wind instruments such as flute and or clarinet .Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1999Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Inventor: Clinton A. Runyon
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Patent number: 6179135Abstract: A support device for holding guitar or other stringed instrument. The support assembly includes a base for mounting on a structure such as a wall or an amplifier. A bracket extends from the base and has an opening for receiving an instrument neck. The opening has an entrance through which the side of the neck enters. An entrance ramp guides the neck into the opening and a finger extending slightly into the entrance opposite the ramp restricts inadvertent withdrawal of the neck from the opening. In one embodiment, several such openings are provided along a member that can be fastened to a wall. Another embodiment has a single opening, with a strong permanent magnet opposite the opening to hold the device to a magnetic metal structure such as an amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1999Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Inventor: Jason S. Simpson