Mute holder
AssigneeLyons Music, Inc.
InventorPeter Occhipinti
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Abstract
A mute holder for a musical instrument such as a trumpet, cornet, or trombone, as a clamp portion for attaching to a music stand, and a ring portion for holding the mute. The ring portion has a C-shaped fixed arcuate member and a pivoting sector that allows the mute to be taken out or replaced from the side. A spline-type joint between the clamp and the ring portion locks the angle of the mute holder at a selected one of a number of possible angles. A cam and lever clamp arrangement has several flat surfaces and adapts to fit music stands of any of a number of thicknesses.
Claims9
A holder for the mute of a musical instrument comprising:
- a support
- an open arcuate member attached in fixed relation to said support and having a pair of ends defining a gap therebetween;
- and
- a moveable arcuate segment swingably mounted on a pivot at one end of the fixed arcuate member, the arcuate segment having one portion that extends from said pivot into said gap and another portion that extends from said pivot along said fixed arcuate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.