Musical instrument stand

• US 6,696,628 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2002
• Issued: 02/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshida, Tomonori
• Primary Examiner(s): LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R
• Application Number:
  US10/214,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20030029299A1
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• Field of Search: 843/27, 843/29, 844/21, 844/03, 843/12.P, 248/443
• US Class Current: 84/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10D 13/08 Multi-toned musical instruments with sonorous bars, blocks, forks, gongs, plates, rods or teeth
• CPC Class Codes: G10G 5/00 Supports for musical instruments cellopins or components therefor G10D3/01

Abstract

A musical instrument stand for, for instance, marimbas comprised of a musical instrument mounting holder and a stand main body. The musical instrument mounting holder is connected at its bottom to height adjustment devices, which are installed in the leg columns of the stand main body, with an angle adjustment mechanism which is, for instance, an universal joint, in between, thus allowing the musical instrument mounting holder to take a desired degree of angle with respect to the leg columns and tilt to the front or rear and to the left or right.

Claims

1. A musical instrument stand comprising:

a musical instrument mounting holder that holds thereon a musical instrument;

a stand main body for supportliw said musical instrument mounting holder thereon, said stand main body comprising a pair of leg elements disposed parallel;

height adjustment devices respectively provided in each one of said leg elements;

an angle adjustment assembly provided between said musical instrument mounting holder and said stand main body, said angle adjustment assembly allowing said musical instrument mounting holder to tilt in any direction with respect to said leg elements; and

stoppers provided at upper ends of said leg elements so as to keep said height adjustment devices at desired height positions.

2. The musical instrument stand according to claim 1, wherein said angle adjustment mechanism supports said musical instrument mounting holder so that said angle of said musical instrument mounting holder is adjusted in front-rear direction or left-right direction.

3. The musical instrument stand according to claim 1, wherein said angle adjustment mechanism supports said musical instrument mounting holder so that said angle of said musical instrument mounting holder is adjusted in any desired direction.

4. The musical instrument stand according to claim 1, wherein said angle adjustment mechanism is a universal joint.

5. The musical instrument stand according to claim 3, wherein said angle adjustment mechanism is a universal joint.

11. The musical instrument stand according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pair of leg columns installed vertically on each one of said leg elements, and horizontal connecting bars that connect upper portions of said leg columns to each other.

6. A musical instrument stand comprising:

a musical instrument mounting holder which is substantially a rectangular frame that holds thereon a musical instrument;

a stand main body for supporting said musical instrument mounting holder thereon, said stand main body comprising a pair of leg elements disposed parallel and equipped with casters, a pair of leg columns installed vertically on each one of said leg elements, and horizontal connecting bars that connect upper portions of said leg columns to each other;

height adjustment devices respectively provided in each one of said leg columns so as to project out of and retract into each one of said leg columns;

at angle adjustment assembly provided between said musical instrument mounting holder and each of said height adjustment devices, said angle adjustment assembly allowing said musical instrument mounting holder to tilt in any direction with respect to said leg columns; and

stoppers provided at upper ends of said leg columns so as to keep said height adjustment devices at desired height positions.

7. The musical instrument stand according to claim 6, wherein said angle adjustment assembly is a universal joint that is comprised of a spherical surface seat, which is of a bowl shape and fastened to an upper surf bee of a supporting member that is connected to each one of said height adjustment devices, and a spherical surface element, which has a spherical surface portion that slidably engages with said spherical-surface seat and is attached to an undersurface of said musical instrument mounting holder.

8. The musical instrument stand according to claim 6, wherein said angle adjustment assembly is comprised of a box shape supporting element, which is connected to said musical instrument mounting holder, and a supporting shaft;

which is horizontally disposed in said supporting element with one end of a supporting member provided on each one of said height adjustment devices being pivotally connected to said horizontal supporting shaft.

9. The musical instrument stand according to claim 8, wherein said supporting shaft is disposed parallel to said leg elements.

10. The musical instrument stand according to claim 8, wherein said supporting shaft is disposed perpendicular to said leg elements.