# US 10,770,042 B1 · Rod holder for musical instrument > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,770,042 B1 - Document ID: US10770042B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/703,264 - Filed: 2019-12-04 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-04 - Applicants: Tsun-Chi Liao - Inventors: Tsun-Chi Liao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770042B1 ## CPC - G10D 13/02: Drums; Tambourines with drumheads - G10D 13/28: {Mountings or supports for individual drums (supports for carrying musical instrument, while playing G10G5/005)} - G10G 5/00: Supports for musical instruments {(cellopins or components therefor G10D3/01)} - G10D: STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (organs, harmoniums or similar wind musical instruments with associated blowing apparatus G10B; pianos, harpsichords, spinets or similar stringed musical instruments with one or more keyboards G10C; automatic musical instruments G10F; electrophonic musical instruments in which tones are generated by electromechanical means G10H) - 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) ## Abstract A rod holder for musical instrument used for adjusting relative angles of two musical instrument rods, comprising two clamp sets clamping the two musical instrument rods and a connecting ring, respectively. Each clamp set comprises a fixed clamping block, a movable clamping block, a locking member and a cylindrical portion. One surface of the fixed clamping block and one surface of the movable clamping block which correspond to each other are respectively recessed inwardly and face to each other to form a clamping groove, and one side of the cylindrical portion opposite to the clamping groove is disposed with a circular disk. The connecting ring comprises two approximately circular grooves, and the two circular disks are respectively disposed in the two approximately circular grooves. The two circular disks rotate in the two approximately circular grooves to allow the two clamp sets capable of rotating relative to the connecting ring. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A rod holder for musical instrument, comprising: two clamp sets, each clamp set comprising a fixed clamping block, a movable clamping block, a locking member driving the movable clamping block to move toward the fixed clamping block, and a cylindrical portion connected to the fixed clamping block, one surface of the fixed clamping block and one surface of the movable clamping block which correspond to each other respectively recessed inwardly and facing to each other to form a clamping groove, and one side of the cylindrical portion opposite to the clamping groove disposed with a circular disk; and a connecting ring, comprising two arcuate members, a first end of one of the two arcuate members pivotally connected to a first end of another arcuate member by a hinge, and a second end of one of the two arcuate members fixedly connected to a second end of another arcuate member by a pressing member, the two arcuate members assembled to form an inner ring surface and two approximately circular grooves located at the inner ring surface, wherein the two circular disks of the two clamp sets are respectively disposed in the two approximately circular grooves in a rotatable manner, and the pressing member presses the two second ends of the two arcuate members to force the two second ends to be relatively closer to each other and reduce the two approximately circular grooves, the two circular disks are respectively clamped and fixed by the two approximately circular grooves. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The rod holder for musical instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking member comprises a bolt pivotally connected to the fixed clamping block and passing through the movable clamping block, and a manual rotating knob screwed to the bolt and pushing the movable clamping block to move toward the fixed clamping block. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The rod holder for musical instrument as claimed in claim 2, wherein the clamp set includes a spacing adjustment component, the spacing adjustment component comprises a non-circular bolt pivotally connected to the fixed clamping block and passing through the movable clamping block, and a nut screwed to the non-circular bolt and pushing the movable clamping block to move toward the fixed clamping block, the movable clamping block comprises a non-circular through hole provided for the non-circular bolt to pass through and restraining the non-circular bolt from rotating axially, and the spacing adjustment component and the locking member are respectively located by two sides of the movable clamping block. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The rod holder for musical instrument as claimed in claim 3, wherein the movable clamping block comprises a groove provided for the bolt to pass through, and a side of the groove opposite to the clamping groove comprises a side opening. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The rod holder for musical instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressing member includes a pressing bolt and a pressing nut screwed to the pressing bolt, the pressing bolt passes through the two arcuate members, and the two second ends are relatively closer to each other through the compression of the pressing nut.