Guitar music sheet holder

• US 7,531,732 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2006
• Issued: 05/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dunlop Manufacturing Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Dunlop Manufacturing Incorporated
• Inventors: Dunlop, Jim
• Primary Examiner(s): Donels; Jeffrey
• Assistant Examiner(s): HORN, ROBERT WAYNE
• Application Number:
  US11/585,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20080092717A1
• Time in Patent Office: 931 Days
• Field of Search: 843/29, 248/443
• US Class Current: 84/329
• CPC Class Codes: G10G 7/00 Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings

Abstract

A sheet music holder comprises a golpe board with a non-porous surface for gluing onto a guitar body with a porous surface, a twist lock power-assisted suction device, a clamp with a single tightening nut, and a sheet tray to hold the sheet music. The twist lock power-assisted suction device allows a user to easily create a strong vacuum attachment that will last for hours so a complete performance will not be interrupted. The golpe board is included where the guitar body has a porous surface that would otherwise frustrate the suction attachment. The double-ball and socket clamp and arm allows a variety of positioning possibilities for the user to best read the sheet music in the tray.

Claims

1. A sheet music holder, comprising:

a power-assisted suction device for temporary attachment to a hollow-bodied musical instrument;

wherein said power-assisted suction device engages a single surface of the hollow-bodied musical instrument over a continuous area;

a golpe board having a non-porous first surface and a non-porous second surface;

said first surface of said golpe board being attached to the hollow-bodied musical instrument;

said second surface of said golpe board providing a non-porous surface for temporary attachment of said power-assisted suction device to the musical instrument without marring;

a base clamp ball attached to the power-assisted suction device;

a tray for holding sheets of music for a musician to read during a performance of said musical instrument;

a tray clamp ball attached to said tray; and

a clamp adapted to capture said base clamp ball and said tray clamp ball, wherein said clamp allows adjustment of the tilt and angle of the tray relative to the musical instrument.

2. The sheet music holder of claim 1, further comprising:

a twist lock included in the suction device for increasing the holding power and thereby increasing the time of temporary attachment into a range of hours.

3. The sheet music holder of claim 1, wherein the musical instrument is a guitar.

4. The sheet music holder of claim 1, wherein the musical instrument is an acoustic guitar and the suction device is attached to the guitar body near the fret board.

5. The sheet music holder of claim 1, wherein the tray clamp ball is located near the center of the tray at the bottom.

6. The sheet music holder of claim 1, wherein the base clamp ball is located at the top of the suction device.

7. A kit, comprising:

a power-assisted suction device for temporary attachment to a hollow-bodied musical instrument;

a golpe board having a non-porous first surface and a non-porous second surface;

said first surface of said golpe board adapted to attach to the hollow-bodied musical instrument;

said second surface of said golpe board providing a non-porous surface adapted to temporarily attach said power-assisted suction device to the musical instrument;

a base clamp ball adapted to attach to said power-assisted suction device;

a tray for holding sheets of music in a selectable geometric configuration relative to the hollow-bodied musical instrument;

a tray clamp ball adapted to attach to said tray; and

a clamp adapted to selectively engage said base clamp ball and said tray clamp ball, wherein said clamp allows adjustment of the tilt and angle of the tray relative to the musical instrument.

8. A kit, comprising:

a power-assisted suction device for temporary attachment to a hollow-bodied musical instrument;

a golpe board having a non-porous first surface and a non-porous second surface;

said first surface of said golpe board adapted to attach to the hollow-bodied musical instrument;

said second surface of said golpe board providing a non-porous surface adapted to temporarily attach said power-assisted suction device to the musical instrument;

a base clamp ball adapted to attach to said power-assisted suction device;

a tray for holding sheets of music;

a tray clamp ball adapted to attach to said tray; and

a clamp adapted to selectively engage said base clamp ball and said tray clamp ball in a selectable geometric configuration relative to the hollow-bodied musical instrument.