Musical instrument supporting apparatus

• US 4,036,462 A
• Filed: 06/22/1972
• Issued: 07/19/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward A. Sheftel
• Original Assignee: Edward A. Sheftel
• Inventors: Sheftel, Edward A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Frazier, Roy D.
• Application Number:
  US05/265,157
• Time in Patent Office: 1,853 Days
• Field of Search: 211/13, 211/178, 211/179, 211/188, 211/188.6, 211/177, 248/121, 248/127, 248/165, 248/166, 248/168, 248/170, 248/439, 248/188.7, 306/13, 287/14
• US Class Current: 248/166
• CPC Class Codes: G10G 5/00 Supports for musical instruments cellopins or components therefor G10D3/01
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/912 Plural, selectively usable, article engaging means

Abstract

A supporting apparatus for musical instruments. A pair of complementary collapsible members are joined by a variable length member, the structure adapted for supporting one or more musical instruments. Each collapsible member comprises a central hub having a pair of pivotally coupled legs and a coupling member adapted to receive the variable length spreader support. All portions of the assembled apparatus contain receiving elements for supporting mounted musical instruments.

Claims

1. A musical instrument supporting apparatus comprising:

a. a pair of base members each having;

i. a central hub;

ii. a pair of legs pivotally coupled to said central hub and adapted to be pivotally rotated about a pivoting end thereof and being in a planar relationship with respect to each other when pivoted to their extended position;

iii. an extender pivotally coupled to said central hub and adapted to be pivoted about a pivoting end thereof and being in a planar relationship with respect to said legs when pivoted to its extended position;

b. a spreader bar adapted to be removably coupled to said extenders, the ends of said spreader bar each being slidably mounted about one of said extenders when said extenders are in the extended position;

c. musical instrument supporting means for securely supporting musical instruments, said musical instrument supporting means comprising an instrument support having first and second cylindrical members in axial abuttment with one another, said first cylindrical member having a smaller diameter than said second cylindrical member, and a base member in axial abuttment to said second cylindrical member and disposed on the opposite end thereof from said first cylindrical member; and

d. supporting means disposed within said central hub, legs and spreader bar, each of said supporting means having portions in cooperative relationship with said mounting members.