Musical Instrument Retainer
OwnerIdaresit James Udofiainventor
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Abstract
A guitar neck retainer releasably secures a guitar to a guitar stand having neck stops spaced apart so as to receive the neck of the guitar therebetween. The retainer includes an elongated, longitudinally resiliently stretchable strap having two ends. A flexible touch fastener is permanently attached to one end of the strap. The touch fastener is configured to be secured about a first neck stop of the stand to releasably attach the retainer to the first neck stop. A rigid hook is permanently attached to the other end of the strap. The hook defines a crook sized to receive a second neck stop of the stand to releasably attach the retainer to the second neck stop.
Claims21
A guitar neck retainer for releasably securing a neck of a guitar to a guitar stand having neck stops spaced apart so as to receive the neck of the guitar therebetween, the retainer comprising:
- an elongated, longitudinally resiliently stretchable strap having two distal ends;
- a flexible touch fastener permanently attached to one of the distal ends of the strap, the touch fastener comprising a strip of hook-and-loop fastening tape configured to be secured about a first of the neck stops of the guitar stand to releasably attach the retainer to the first neck stop of the guitar stand;
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- a rigid hook permanently attached to the other of the distal ends of the strap, the hook defining a crook sized to receive a second of the neck stops of the guitar stand, to releasably attach the retainer to the second neck stop of the guitar stand,
- wherein the retainer is of a length that, with the retainer positioned to prevent removal of the neck of the guitar from between the neck stops, with the touch fastener secured about the first neck stop and the hook attached to the second neck stop, the strap is held in a stretched condition.
A musical instrument retainer for releasably securing a musical instrument to a musical instrument stand having stops spaced apart so as to receive the musical instrument therebetween, the retainer comprising:
- an elongated, longitudinally resiliently stretchable strap having two distal ends;
- a flexible touch fastener attached to one of the distal ends of the strap, the touch fastener comprising a strip of hook-and-loop fastening tape configured to be secured about a first of the stops of the musical instrument stand to releasably attach the musical instrument retainer to the first stop of the musical instrument stand;
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- a rigid hook attached to the other of the distal ends of the strap, the hook defining a crook sized to receive a second of the stops of the musical instrument stand, to releasably attach the retainer to the second stop of the musical instrument stand.
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A musical instrument retainer for releasably securing a musical instrument to a musical instrument stand having stops spaced apart so as to receive the musical instrument therebetween, the retainer comprising:
- an elongated, longitudinally resiliently stretchable strap having two distal ends;
- a flexible touch fastener attached to one of the distal ends of the strap, the touch fastener configured to be secured about a first of the stops of the musical instrument stand to releasably attach the musical instrument retainer to the first stop of the musical instrument stand;
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- a ring attached to the other of the distal ends of the strap, the ring defining an opening sized to receive a second of the stops of the musical instrument stand, to releasably attach the retainer to the second stop of the musical instrument stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.