Adjustable musician's stand
OwnerHarper M. Bruceinventor
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Abstract
A stand for holding a microphone, music, or instrument having a horizontally adjustable base comprised of a plurality of adjustable telescoping members forming a U-shape support, such that the members of the base can be adjusted to avoid other equipment in a crowded stage area, thereby conserving space and enabling the stand to be conveniently situated closely together with such other equipment.
Claims15
A U-shaped musician's stand base for supporting a vertically extending support member positioned in front of a musician comprising:
- (a) a central base portion having a means for supporting said vertically extending support member and having first and second central outer sleeve members extending laterally outwardly on opposite sides of said support means,
- (b) corner members having first and second central inner sleeve members telescopingly connected to the central base portion in said central outer sleeve members and having first and second outer side sleeve members situated substantially perpendicular to said central sleeves,
- (c) a pair of inner side sleeve leg members telescopingly connected to said outer leg members,
- (d) said central base portion, corner members, and inner side sleeve members defining an open area in which a foot operated controller may be placed surrounded on three sides by said stand base, enabling both said stand base and controller to both be positioned substantially directly in front of and in close proximity to a musician.
A base for a substantially vertically extended support member comprising:
- (a) a principal base member with a coupling for attachment of a vertical support adapted to support an aid to a musical artist at a convenient level to the head of the artist,
- (b) at least two first extensions opposite to each other from the principal base member adapted along with the principal base member to be supported upon a stage surface,
- (c) the extensions from the principal base member being outwardly adjustable from the vertical support coupling,
- (d) at least two second extensions positioned outwardly from the principal base member and extensible at a substantial angle from the first extensions near the outer ends of said first extensions, and
- (e) the positioning of the extensions being such as to form an open area in front of a musician using the support member, and
- (f) each of the first and second extensions being itself expansible longitudinally so that the open area in front of a musician is expanded.
A floor equipment compatible microphone stand incorporating an adjustable sized rectangular free space immediately in the rear for the receipt of floor equipment said free space being defined in the front by laterally extendable base members and to the side by front to back extendable base members adapted to partially surround floor equipment comprising:
- (a) a base comprised of two laterally extensible substantially horizontally disposable base members with means for supporting a central substantially vertically disposed support member,
- (b) two extensible end members extensible at right angles from the laterally extensible horizontally disposable base members,
- (c) the central vertically disposed support member being vertically extensible and having means for holding a microphone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.