Bass guitar stand up adapter
OwnerMichael Perkinsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for converting a standard electric bass guitar to play as a classical upright bass guitar. A bass guitar stand up apparatus may include a mounting stand such as a tri or uni-pod, an adapter, an arm, and a stabilizer. The apparatus may be adjustable for height selection. The apparatus may be quick release for convenience. The arm may facilitate positioning. The stabilizer may mount to lower strap mount. The apparatus may be easily removed and guitar may be played, docked, or transported in standard guitar configuration. The apparatus can also be configured to a supportive belt to afford mobility to a musician while supporting and playing a standard electric bass guitar
Claims28
An apparatus for positioning and supporting a standard electric bass guitar in classical upright playing orientation, which comprises:
- a hollow bodied support tube with mounting facilites;
- a collapsible leg that mounts into support tube;
- a collapsible leg that extends from support tube;
- a mounting receiver for a main upper adapter;
- an upper arm adapter attached to upper main adapter;
- an attachment receiver slot on a collar of upper main adapter;
- an attachment receiver slot on end of upper arm adapter;
- a throat width in slots that restricts movement of an attachment strap pin;
- a concluding center diameter in slot that equals the diameter of pin;
- a mounting loop on lower support tube for a lower arm adapter;
- an attachment receiver slot on lower arm adapter;
- a throat width in slot that restricts movement of an attachment strap pin;
- a concluding center diameter in slot that equals the diameter of pin;
- an attachment strap pin on upper guitar body;
- an attachment strap pin on central guitar body;
- an attachment strap pin on lower guitar body;
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- a method of sliding strap pins into respective receiver slots to attach a guitar body to apparatus.
An apparatus for positioning and supporting a standard electric bass guitar in upright position that collapses for transporting, which comprises:
- a recessed leg;
- a rotated attachment lower arm;
- a strap retains rotated lower arm;
- a guitar lower strap pin unassociated with lower arm slot;
- a guitar center strap pin unassociated with central arm slot;
- a guitar upper strap pin unassociated with upper arm slot;
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- a tote bag is employed to contain and transport apparatus.
An apparatus for positioning and supporting an electric bass guitar in classical upright playing orientation that is not stationary, which comprises:
- a vertically rigid horizontally adaptive supporting belt;
- an adapter upper arm with slot for strap pin;
- a detachable horizontal member secured with;
- a pair of straps;
- a central receiving slot for guitar strap pin;
- an adapter lower arm with slot for strap pin;
- an arrangement of adapter to triangulate support and playing forces;
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- a pin slot arrangement to facilitate easy assembly and disassembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.