Mute holder

A mute holder for a music stand comprising:

• a mute supporting plate having a plurality of mute supporting through holes for holding mutes, a non-continuous flat bottom edge, and a curved front edge forwardly extended from the flat bottom edge;
• a locking mechanism comprising a half-circular locking ring having one end attached on the flat bottom edge of the mute supporting plate and an opposite free end pivotably rotated with respect to the flat bottom edge of the mute supporting plate to lock the opposite free end to the mute supporting plate and to release from the mute supporting plate;
• wherein
• the locking mechanism further comprises a locking screw passing through the half-circular locking ring and to be biased against the music stand for locking thereon;
• wherein the flat bottom edge comprises a broken cut edge inwardly extended to form a U-shaped cavity where the music stand passes therethrough;
• wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a U-shaped reinforced member fixed along a periphery of the U-shaped cavity via a plurality of fixing screws;
• wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a first screw passing through the one end of the half-circular locking ring and the first screw is fixed on a first end of the U-shaped reinforced member and a second screw fixed on a second end of the U-shaped reinforced member;
• wherein the one end of the half-circular locking ring is rotatably attached on a first body portion of the first screw and is sandwiched between a first screw head of the first screw and the first end of the U-shaped reinforced member to retain the one end of the half-circular locking ring being attached on the first end of the U-shaped reinforced member in a rotatable position;
• wherein the opposite free end of the half-circular locking ring comprises a retaining notch shaped to be locked on a second body portion of the second screw.