Foot controlled switch stabilizing apparatus
OwnerJames Charles McGeeinventor
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Abstract
A stabilizing apparatus for a foot-controlled switch configured to control a musical instrument includes: an elongate shaft having an adjustable length, the elongate shaft extending from a first end to a second end. The first end is configured to engage with a first portion of a base of a musical equipment stand, and the second end is configured to engage with a second portion of the base of the musical equipment stand. The stabilizing apparatus also includes a retainer defining a retaining area for the foot-controlled switch, the retainer coupled to and extending from the elongate shaft.
Claims19
A stabilizing apparatus for a foot-controlled switch configured to control a musical instrument, the stabilizing apparatus comprising:
- an elongate shaft having an adjustable length, the elongate shaft extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the first end is configured to engage with a first portion of a base of a musical equipment stand, and the second end is configured to engage with a second portion of the base of the musical equipment stand;
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- a retainer defining a retaining area for the foot-controlled switch, the retainer coupled to and extending from the elongate shaft,
- wherein the retainer comprises:
- a pair of legs spaced apart from each other;
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- a coupling portion configured to couple to the elongate shaft, the coupling portion comprising a semi-tubular structure having an inner surface defining a channel in which a portion of the elongate shaft is disposed.
A method of assembling musical equipment, the method comprising:
- adjusting a length of an elongate shaft to correspond to a dimension of a base of a musical equipment stand;
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- coupling a first end of the elongate shaft to a first portion of the base and a second end of the elongate shaft to a second portion of the base, wherein a retainer for a foot-controlled switch comprises a pair of legs spaced apart from each other, and a coupling portion configured to couple to the elongate shaft, wherein the coupling portion is coupled to the elongate shaft upon coupling the first end to the first portion of the base and the second end to the second portion of the base, the retainer defining a retaining area for positioning of the foot-controlled switch, and wherein the coupling portion comprises a semi-tubular structure having an inner surface defining a channel in which a portion of the elongate shaft is disposed;
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- positioning the foot-controlled switch in the retaining area defined by the foot-controlled switch.
A stabilizing apparatus for a foot-controlled switch configured to control a musical instrument, the stabilizing apparatus comprising:
- an elongate shaft having an adjustable length, the elongate shaft extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the first end is configured to engage with a first portion of a base of a musical equipment stand, and the second end is configured to engage with a second portion of the base of the musical equipment stand;
- a retainer defining a retaining area for the foot-controlled switch, the retainer coupled to and extending from the elongate shaft, wherein the retainer comprises a pair of legs spaced apart from each other;
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- a bridge extending from one of the pair of legs to an other of the pair of legs, wherein the bridge comprises an adjustable width, the bridge comprising a first set of elongate members and a second set of elongate members movable relative to each other to provide the adjustable width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.