Bass guitar stand up adapter
OwnerMichael T. Perkinsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for converting a standard electric bass guitar to play as a classical upright bass guitar. A bass guitar stand up apparatus may include a mounting stand such as a tri or uni-pod, an adapter, an arm, and a stabilizer. The apparatus may be adjustable for height selection. The apparatus may be quick release for convenience. The arm may facilitate positioning. The stabilizer may mount to lower strap mount. The apparatus may be easily removed and guitar may be played, docked, or transported in standard guitar configuration. The apparatus can also be configured to a supportive belt to afford mobility to a musician while supporting and playing a standard electric bass guitar.
Claims28
An apparatus for positioning and supporting a standard electric bass guitar in classical upright playing orientation, which comprises:
- a unipod;
- an adjustable length leg that mounts into the unipod;
- the adjustable length leg also extends from the unipod;
- a frictionally adjusting collar for securing a desired length of the adjustable length leg extending from the unipod,
- a first mounting receiver on the upper portion of the unipod attaching an upper main adapter to the unipod;
- wherein the upper main adapter comprises;
- a lower strap mount loop;
- an upper arm adapter extending from the loop of the upper main adapter;
- a first attachment receiver slot on the loop of the upper main adapter;
- a second attachment receiver slot on the end of upper arm adapter;
- wherein the first and second attachment receivers comprise:
- slots;
- a throat width in the slots that restricts movement of an attachment strap pin;
- a concluding center diameter in each slot that equals the diameter of pin;
- a lower arm adapter;
- a mounting loop on the lower end of said support tube for attaching the lower arm adapter;
- an attachment receiver slot on the lower arm adapter, wherein the slot comprises:
- a throat width in the slot that restricts movement of an attachment strap pin;
- a concluding center diameter in the slot that equals the diameter of the pin;
- and;
- a standard electric bass guitar comprising:
- a body, neck and attachment strap pins, wherein the neck is orientated upwardly with respect to the body;
- a first attachment strap pin on an upper portion of the guitar body;
- a second attachment strap pin on a central, back portion of the guitar body;
- a third attachment strap pin on a lower portion of the guitar body;
- and
- wherein to attach the said guitar to said apparatus, user performs, sliding strap pins on the guitar into respective receiver slots on the apparatus.
An apparatus for positioning and supporting an electric bass guitar in classical upright playing orientation that includes upper, central, and lower strap pins that is not stationary, which comprises:
- a vertically rigid horizontally adaptive supporting belt;
- an adapter upper brace arm with a stabilizing strut and an upper slot for the upper attachment strap pin;
- a detachable horizontal member adapter secured to belt with;
- a pair of horizontal sliding vertical clips
- an adapter central receiving slot for the central guitar strap pin;
- an adapter lower arm with a stabilizing strut and a lower slot for the lower attachment strap pin;
- an arrangement of adapter arm(s) to triangulate support and playing forces;
- and
- the collection of guitar mounted strap pin(s) into slot(s) arrangement on apparatus to facilitate easy assembly and disassembly of the non-stationary adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.