# US 2019/0244592 A1 · Musical Instrument Mute Retention Assembly with Perpendicular Mounting Flange > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0244592 A1 - Document ID: US20190244592A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/271,707 - Filed: 2019-02-08 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-08 - Inventors: Steven D. Klein - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244592A1 ## CPC - G10D 9/06: Mutes - G10G 7/00: Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings - 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 musical instrument mute retention assembly with perpendicular mounting flange mount to a music stand at a parallel disposition with the ground surface, while also retaining multiple instrument mutes of various sizes and musical-related items in a level, upright disposition. The assembly provides a mute panel defined by mute apertures disposed in a linear, spaced-apart relationship. The mute panel also provides music item apertures disposed in a linear, spaced-apart relationship, and further being parallel to the mute apertures. A mounting flange fixedly attaches to the mute panel in a perpendicular disposition. The mounting flange interfaces with a gapped flange that extends from a sloped support panel of a music stand in slidable or fastenable engagement. Because the mounting flange is perpendicular to the mute panel, the retained mutes and music-related items are maintained parallel with the ground surface, facilitating access to the apertures and retained mutes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A musical instrument mute retention assembly, comprising: a mute panel comprising a plurality of mute apertures arranged thereon in a linear, spaced-apart relationship; a plurality of music item apertures formed in a linear, spaced-apart relationship on the mute panel; and a U-shaped mounting flange integrally and vertically extended from the mute panel; wherein the mounting flange comprising a sloped portion vertically extended from the mute panel and a support portion integrally extended from the sloped portion to form a retaining slot configured to mount on a music stand in a slidable or fastenable engagement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the mute panel has a continuous edge and no opening is formed along the edge of the mute panel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the music item apertures can be arranged parallelly to the mute apertures. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the mute panel is arranged parallelly to the ground surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the sloped portion can be perpendicularly extended with respect to the mute panel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the retaining slot can be configured to engage with a support shelf of the music stand to support the mute panel on the music stand. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the mute panel has a generally flat, rectangular shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of mute apertures comprises four mute apertures. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of mute apertures are sized and dimensioned to retain a musical instrument mute in an upright disposition. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of music item apertures comprises three music item apertures. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting flange has a generally flat, rectangular shape. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein a width of the mounting flange is generally smaller than a width of the mute panel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the musical instrument mute retention assembly is an integrated piece. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein a width of the support portion is shorter than a width of the sloped portion. ### Claim 15 A method of mounting a musical instrument retention assembly to a music stand having a music book support and a support shelf and placing a plurality of music instrument mutes and music related items on the musical instrument retention assembly, the method comprising: mounting the musical instrument retention assembly on the music stand by inserting the shelf support of the music stand into a retaining slot; forming a plurality of mute apertures on a mute panel in a linear, spaced-apart relationship; and forming a plurality of music item apertures on the mute panel in a linear, spaced-apart relationship. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the retaining slot is formed between a sloped portion and a support portion, wherein the support portion can be integrally extended from the sloped portion to form a U-shaped structure, wherein the sloped portion is vertically extended from the mute panel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising placing a plurality of music instrument mutes into the mute apertures in a way from top to bottom ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the sloped portion is perpendicularly extended from the mute panel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the support portion is downwardly extended from the sloped portion to form a corner portion that defines the retaining slot.