# US 10,121,459 B2 · Musical instrument case > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,121,459 B2 - Document ID: US10121459B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/177,393 - Filed: 2016-06-09 - Published: 2017-07-20 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-01-20 - Assignees: GEWA music GmbH - Applicants: GEWA music GmbH - Inventors: Ruben Steinhauser - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121459B2 ## CPC - G10G 5/00: Supports for musical instruments {(cellopins or components therefor G10D3/01)} - B65D 25/102: {Straps, bands, strings or other elongate elements} - G10G 7/005: {Carrying cases for musical instruments (interior fittings for luggage A45C13/02)} - G10G: REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS (music stands A47B; non-musical aspects of musical toy instruments A63H5/00; metronomes G04F5/02; teaching music G09B15/00) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract The invention is based on a musical instrument case, in particular for storage of a string instrument, with at least one housing, with at least one storage region, which is delimited by the housing, for storage of a musical instrument, and with at least one fixing unit, which is provided to fixate a musical instrument in the storage region at least substantially fixedly as regards a position. It is proposed that the at least one fixing unit comprises at least one structural element of low flexural strength, which is in a fixated state of a musical instrument provided to contact a body of the musical instrument. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A musical instrument case, for storage of a string instrument, with at least one housing, with at least one storage region, which is delimited by the housing, for storage of the string instrument, and with at least one fixing unit, which is provided to fixate the string instrument in the storage region at least substantially fixedly as regards a position, wherein the at least one fixing unit comprises at least one structural element of low flexural strength, which is in a fixated state of the string instrument provided to contact a body of the string instrument, the at least one fixing unit is provided to press a stored string instrument against a shoulder region of the housing, and wherein the at least one structural element of low flexural strength of the fixing unit is implemented by a tape. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The musical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the at least one structural element of low flexural strength of the fixing unit comprises at least one resilient partial region. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The musical instrument case according to claim 2, wherein the at least one resilient partial region of the at least one structural element of low flexural strength is arranged in a peripheral region of the structural element of low flexural strength. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The musical instrument case according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fixing unit comprises at least one adjusting unit, by means of which an effective length of the structural element of low flexural strength can be changed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The musical instrument case according to claim 4, wherein the at least one adjusting unit of the fixing unit comprises at least one ratchet locking. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The musical instrument case according to claim 1, wherein the at least one structural element of low flexural strength of the fixing unit extends between two lateral walls of the housing that are situated opposite each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The musical instrument case according to claim 1, wherein the at least one structural element of low flexural strength of the fixing unit is arranged on a bottom side of the housing, facing away from a fingerboard receiving region of the housing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The musical instrument case according to claim 1, comprising a second fixing unit, which is provided to fixate the stored string instrument perpendicular to a main extension direction of the string instrument. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The musical instrument case according to claim 8, wherein the at least one second fixing unit is arranged at a fingerboard receiving region of the housing for fixing a fingerboard of a stored musical instrument. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A fixing unit of a musical instrument case according to claim 1. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The musical instrument case according to claim 8, wherein the first fixing unit is provided to fixate the stored string instrument parallel to a main extension direction of the string instrument. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The musical instrument case according to claim 1, wherein the at least one structural element is located in a soundboard receiving region of the housing opposite a fingerboard receiving region of the housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The musical instrument case according to claim 12, wherein the at least one structural element is located only on one end of the soundboard receiving region of the housing opposite the fingerboard receiving region of the housing. ### Claim 14 A musical instrument case, for storage of a string instrument, with at least one housing, with at least one storage region, which is delimited by the housing, for storage of the string instrument, and with at least one fixing unit, which is provided to fixate the string instrument in the storage region at least substantially fixedly as regards a position, wherein the at least one fixing unit comprises at least one structural element of low flexural strength, which is in a fixated state of the string instrument provided to contact a body of the string instrument, the at least one structural element is located in a soundboard receiving region of the housing opposite a fingerboard receiving region of the housing, the at least one structural element is configured to provide a pressing force in a direction toward the fingerboard receiving region, the at least one structural element is located only on one end of the soundboard receiving region of the housing opposite the fingerboard receiving region of the housing, and wherein the at least one structural element of low flexural strength of the fixing unit is implemented by a tape. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The musical instrument case according to claim 14, further comprising a second fixing unit configured to provide a restraining force in a direction perpendicular to a main extension direction of the housing.