Portable electronic musical keyboard instrument
First Claim
1. A portable electronic musical keyboard instrument comprising:
- a housing having an electronic musical keyboard housed therein and extending along a top portion thereof and situated generally opposite a bottom portion thereof, said electronic musical keyboard having a plurality of keys extending adjacent one another between longitudinally opposed first and second housing ends of said housing, said keys having respective generally opposed first key ends and second key ends situated respectively proximal first and second sides of said housing extending between said first and second housing ends and defining said top and bottom portions therewith, said first side being situated proximal a person when playing said instrument;
a support plate;
at least one elongate member connecting said support plate to said housing; and
a strap connected to said member and to said housing, said strap and said support plate being respectively adapted for suspending said housing from at least one shoulder of said person and abuttingly contacting a waste of said person for supporting said housing on said waste.
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Abstract
A portable electronic musical device has a keyboard disposed in a housing connected to a strap and a support plate connected thereto for suspension of housing by strap on shoulders of a person while housing is simultaneously supported on waste of person to allow person to easily move from one geographical position to another while playing instrument. Housing is pivotally connected to support plate by at least one member defining an axis around which housing is rotatable to playing of instrument and to facilitate viewing of hands of person and keys of keyboard while user is playing instrument. To further facilitate playing of instrument and visibility of hands and keys housing is curved with keyboard generally aligned therewith.
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24 Claims
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1. A portable electronic musical keyboard instrument comprising:
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a housing having an electronic musical keyboard housed therein and extending along a top portion thereof and situated generally opposite a bottom portion thereof, said electronic musical keyboard having a plurality of keys extending adjacent one another between longitudinally opposed first and second housing ends of said housing, said keys having respective generally opposed first key ends and second key ends situated respectively proximal first and second sides of said housing extending between said first and second housing ends and defining said top and bottom portions therewith, said first side being situated proximal a person when playing said instrument;
a support plate;
at least one elongate member connecting said support plate to said housing; and
a strap connected to said member and to said housing, said strap and said support plate being respectively adapted for suspending said housing from at least one shoulder of said person and abuttingly contacting a waste of said person for supporting said housing on said waste. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A support for a musical instrument comprising:
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a support plate for supporting the musical instrument; and
at least one elongate member pivotally connecting said support plate to the musical instrument and defining a first axis around which the instrument may be rotated while being supported by said support plate.
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