# US 2014/0151527 A1 · Multi-legged stand with stabilizers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0151527 A1 - Document ID: US20140151527A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/907,241 - Filed: 2013-05-31 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-06-01 - Assignees: Rks Ventures LLC - Inventors: Ravi Sawhney; Paul Janowski; Kurt Botsai; Richard Firth - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151527A1 ## CPC - G10G 5/00: Supports for musical instruments {(cellopins or components therefor G10D3/01)} - F16M 11/046: {adapted to upward-downward translation movement} - F16M 11/242: {by spreading of the legs (F16M11/32 takes precedence)} - F16M 11/245: {Members limiting spreading of legs, e.g. "umbrella legs" (for supports with three or more telescoping legs F16M11/34)} - F16M 11/247: {Members preventing slipping of the feet (for supports with three or more telescoping legs F16M11/36)} - F16M 11/28: Undercarriages for supports with one single telescoping pillar - 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) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract Described is a multi-legged instrument stand that is specifically designed to increase stability and resistance to tipping. The stand can be used with any suitable instrument, such as guitars (via a guitar hanger), microphones, etc. The stand includes a base with a body pole. A leg connector is slidably attached with the body pole, with three legs and two stabilizers being pivotally connected with the leg connector. Thus, the legs and stabilizers can collapse for storage or rotate outward to allow the stand to be positioned upon a ground surface with increased stability. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An instrument stand, comprising; a base assembly, the base assembly including: body pole with a leg connector slidably attached with the body pole; and a plurality of legs and stabilizers pivotally connected with the leg connector, wherein the legs and stabilizers are pivotally connected with the leg connector to allow the legs and stabilizers to collapse in a first state around the body pole and pivot outward from the body pole to unfold in a second state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a hanger assembly attached with the base assembly, the hanger assembly being adapted to hold an instrument; ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 2, wherein the plurality of legs and stabilizers includes two front legs one rear leg, and two stabilizers, and wherein each of the legs and stabilizers have a length such that the front legs each have a length that is greater than a length of the stabilizers, and the stabilizers have a length that is greater than a length of the rear leg. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 3, further comprising: an arm pivot affixed with the body pole; a plurality of center arms, each pivotally attached between the arm pivot and a leg or stabilizer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 4, wherein each leg has a center arm that is pivotally attached between the leg and an arm pivot, and wherein each leg has a leg end, and wherein each stabilizer has a center arm that is pivotally attached between the stabilizer and an arm pivot, and wherein each stabilizer has a stabilizer end with the center arms attached with the legs and stabilizers such that the ends remain substantially in a common plane as they unfold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 5, wherein the leg connector is lockable to the body pole in an infinite range of positions to allow the leg spread infinite variability. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 6, further comprising a fixed element attached to the body pole to prevent the leg connector from traveling past a certain point. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 7, wherein the hanger assembly includes an instrument supporting element attached with an inner sliding rod, the inner sliding rod adapted to fit slidably within the body pole, allowing a user to adjust a height of the instrument supporting element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 8, further comprising an adjuster assembly attached to the body pole. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 9, wherein the adjuster assembly is adapted to allow infinite adjustability of the inner sliding rod along its length, allowing the effective height of the instrument supporting element to be adjusted to accommodate longer instruments and shorter instruments. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 10, wherein each of the legs and stabilizers include ends that are covered with a soft end cap, thereby allowing the stand to be used on delicate surfaces without damage to said surfaces. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 11, wherein the end caps are made of a material that glows in the dark, allowing musicians to see the position of the stand in a dark environment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 12, wherein the instrument supporting element is rotatably attached to allow the instrument supporting element to fold compactly against the body pole. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: an arm pivot affixed with the body pole; a plurality of center arms, each pivotally attached between the arm pivot and a leg or stabilizer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 14, wherein each leg has a center arm that is pivotally attached between the leg and an arm pivot, and wherein each leg has a leg end, and wherein each stabilizer has a center arm that is pivotally attached between the stabilizer and an arm pivot, and wherein each stabilizer has a stabilizer end with the center arms attached with the legs and stabilizers such that the ends remain substantially in a common plane as they unfold. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 1, wherein the hanger assembly includes an instrument supporting element attached with an inner sliding rod, the inner sliding rod adapted to fit slidably within the body pole, allowing a user to adjust a height of the instrument supporting element. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of the legs and stabilizers include ends that are covered with a soft end cap, thereby allowing the stand to be used on delicate surfaces without damage to said surfaces, and wherein the end caps are made of a material that glows in the dark, allowing musicians to see the position of the stand in a dark environment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 1, further comprising an instrument supporting element that is rotatably attached to allow the instrument supporting element to fold compactly against the body pole. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The instrument stand as set forth in claim 1, wherein the plurality of legs and stabilizers includes two front legs one rear leg, and two stabilizers, and wherein each of the legs and stabilizers have a length such that the front legs each have a length that is greater than a length of the stabilizers, and the stabilizers have a length that is greater than a length of the rear leg.