# US 8,770,535 B1 · Musical instrument stand

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- Number: US 8,770,535 B1
- Document ID: US8770535B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 13/761,414
- Filed: 2013-02-07
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2013-02-07
- Applicants: Tsung-Yao Yu
- Inventors: Tsung-Yao Yu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770535B1

## CPC

- G10G 5/00: Supports for musical instruments {(cellopins or components therefor G10D3/01)}
- G10G: REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS (music stands A47B; non-musical aspects of musical toy instruments A63H5/00; metronomes G04F5/02; teaching music G09B15/00)

## Abstract

A musical instrument stand includes a frame unit, and at least one support unit. The frame unit includes two side modules, a top bar mounted between the side modules, and a bottom bar mounted between the side modules. The support unit includes a supporting seat for supporting a musical instrument, and a mounting sleeve connected with the supporting seat and rotatably mounted on the bottom bar of the frame unit. Thus, the support unit is pivotally mounted on the frame unit, so that a user only needs to place the musical instrument on the support unit and to push the musical instrument toward the top bar of the frame unit, so as to pivot the support unit and to support the musical instrument between the top bar of the frame unit and the supporting seat of the support unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A musical instrument stand, comprising:
a frame unit; and
at least one support unit mounted on the frame unit; wherein:
the frame unit includes two side modules spaced from each other;
a top bar mounted between the side modules; and
a bottom bar mounted between the side modules and located under the top bar;
the support unit is pivotally mounted on the bottom bar of the frame unit;
the support unit includes:
a supporting seat for supporting a musical instrument; and
a mounting sleeve connected with the supporting seat and rotatably mounted on the bottom bar of the frame unit; and
the mounting sleeve of the support unit is located at a bottom of the supporting seat and is rotatable along an axis.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The musical instrument stand of claim 1, wherein:
the supporting seat of the support unit has a front end portion and a second end portion;
the front end portion and the second end portion of the supporting seat are located at two opposite sides of the mounting sleeve;
a first distance is defined between the front end portion of the supporting seat and the mounting sleeve;
a second distance is defined between the second end portion of the supporting seat and the mounting sleeve; and
the first distance is greater than the second distance.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The musical instrument stand of claim 1, wherein:
the musical instrument stand further comprises at least one spacer mounted on the frame unit and abutting the support unit; and
the spacer is mounted on the bottom bar of the frame unit and abuts one end of the mounting sleeve of the support unit.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The musical instrument stand of claim 3, wherein:
the support unit further includes:
a slideway formed in one of the mounting sleeve and the spacer; and
a positioning boss formed on the other one of the mounting sleeve and the spacer and slidable in the slideway;
the slideway has a front end provided with a first stop portion corresponding to the front end portion of the supporting seat and a rear end provided with a second stop portion corresponding to the second end portion of the supporting seat; and
the support unit is movable relative to the frame unit between a first position where the positioning boss is stopped by the second stop portion of the slideway, and a second position where the positioning boss is stopped by the first stop portion of the slideway.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The musical instrument stand of claim 3, wherein:
the support unit comprises a plurality of support units pivotally mounted on the bottom bar of the frame unit, and wherein at least one spacer comprises a plurality of spacers mounted on the bottom bar of the frame unit and located between the support units; and
the mounting sleeve of each of the support units has two opposite ends each abutting a respective one of the spacers.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The musical instrument stand of claim 3, wherein:
each of the side modules of the frame unit includes:
a side bar abutting the top bar and the bottom bar;
two connectors each detachably locked onto the side bar and each connected with a respective one of the top bar and the bottom bar;
a connecting seat detachably mounted on the side bar; and
a support bar detachably connected with the connecting seat and inclined relative to the side bar to support the side bar; and
the side bar of each of the side modules is arranged in an inclined manner.