US 5,852,250 AGranted

Portable instrument stand

OwnerJennifer Chainventor

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Abstract

A collapsible instrument stand for suspending an elongate instrument in a vertical orientation. The instrument stand generally includes three basic members: a base member which supports the stand, a head member from which an instrument is suspended, and a first member which rigidly supports the head member. The base and head members are preferably attached to respective ends of the first member in a pivotable manner. When configured for use, the base and head members are folded out to be generally orthogonal to the first member. When configured for storage and/or transportation, the base and head members are folded to become flush with, and generally be collateral and/or coplanar with the first member. In the latter configuration, the instrument stand can be stored within a flat outer compartment of an instrument case, if not within the instrument case itself.

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Dependent claims

An instrument stand for a stringed musical instrument comprising:

a first member having a base end and a head end;
a base member connected to the base end of the first member and moveable from a base member deployed position to a base member collapsed position, the base member forming an acute angle with respect to the first member when the base member is in said base member deployed position and the base member residing generally within a same plane as the first member when the base member is in said base member collapsed position;
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a head member connected to the head end of the first member and moveable from a head member deployed position to a head member collapsed position, the head member generally residing within the same plane as the first member when the head member is in said head member collapsed position, said head member and said base member being located on a same side of a plane containing said first member when said base member is in said base member deployed position and when said head member is in said head member deployed position;
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the head member including means for supporting the stringed musical instrument in a suspended manner when said base member is in said base member deployed position and when said head member is in said head member deployed position.

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