Instrument stand system and methods for supporting an electronic musical instrument
AssigneeRoland Corporation
InventorYoshiaki Mori
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Abstract
An electronic percussion instrument stand system includes a hollow pipe structure having a groove and ridge system that allows for wires to be routed along the pipe structure. The exit side of the groove is slightly smaller in diameter than the diameter of the cable which extends through it. The hollow pipe can be constricted or be expanded at the each end of the pipe to allow for a secure hold on the instrument. The hollow pipe connects to a cover that contains reciprocal ridges and grooves that create a strong hold and ease of assembly of the electronic percussion instrument stand system.
Claims11
An electronic instrument stand system for supporting an electronic musical instrument connected with an electrical cable having a cable width dimension, the system comprising:
- at least one tubular pipe member;
- said at least one tubular pipe member comprising a generally rigid pipe having a length dimension, an exterior surface, a generally hollow interior and at least one groove formed along the exterior surface and extending in the length dimension of the pipe;
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- said at least one groove forming a channel having an open side extending along the length dimension of the pipe, wherein the channel and the open side each have a respective width dimension generally perpendicular to the length dimension of the pipe, wherein the width dimension of the open side is constricted to be smaller than the width dimension of the channel;
- wherein the width dimension of the channel of said at least one groove is suitable for accommodating the electrical cable, and wherein the width dimension of the open side of said at least one groove is smaller than the width dimension of the electrical cable and;
- a connection member connects at least one electronic instrument to each tubular pipe member, the connection member having an accommodating portion having a shape for receiving a portion of the length of the generally rigid pipe, wherein one of the accommodating portion and the generally rigid pipe has at least one projection and the other of the accommodating portion and the generally rigid pipe has at least one further groove for receiving the at least one projection.
An electronic musical instrument stand system comprising:
- a center pipe structure including at least one center pipe;
- a base structure for supporting the center pipe structure in an upright orientation;
- at least one first arm formed of at least one hollow pipe for supporting at least one electronic percussion instrument and joined to the center pipe, said at least one hollow pipe having an axial length dimension, an exterior surface and at least one groove extending along the external surface in the axial length dimension of the pipe to allow an electrical cable for carrying sound signals to be routed within the groove;
- wherein the at least one groove forms a channel having an open side extending along the axial length dimension of the pipe, wherein the channel and the open side each have a respective width dimension of the open side is constricted to be smaller than the width dimension of the channel;
- wherein the width dimension of the channel of said at least one groove is suitable for accommodating the electrical cable, and wherein the width dimension of the open side of said at least one groove is smaller than the width dimension of the electrical cable and;
- wherein a connection member connects at least one electronic instrument to said at least one first arm, the connection member having an accommodating portion having a shape for receiving a portion of the length of the hollow pipe, wherein one of the accommodating portion and the hollow pipe has at least one projection and the other of the accommodating portion and the hollow pipe has at least one further groove for receiving the at least one projection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.